烧

燒

shāoㄕㄠ

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HSK 4 TOCFL 5

Meaning

Meanings

1
to burn
2
to cook
3
to stew
4
to bake
5
to roast
6
to heat
7
to boil (tea, water etc)
8
fever

Examples

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烧一点水。

燒一點水。

Boil some water.

她问了怎么烧鱼。

她問了怎麼燒魚。

She asked how to cook the fish.

我烧得很厉害。

我燒得很厲害。

I have a high fever.

但我有能力烧得好菜。

但我有能力燒得好菜。

But I am able to cook well.

为什么你要烧这些图片呢？

爲什麼你要燒這些圖片呢？

Why are you burning these pictures?

Characters

Character breakdown

火

huǒ

surname Huo

Related: 烧

燃烧

rán shāo

to ignite

烧香

shāo xiāng

to burn incense

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever

红烧

hóng shāo

to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown

Stroke practice

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