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燒 / 烧

Traditional
燒
Simplified
烧

to burn/to cook/to stew/to bake/to roast/to heat/to boil (tea, water etc)/fever/to run a temperature/(coll.) to let things go to one's head

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

shāo

Bopomofo

ㄕㄠ

Jyutping

siu1

Example sentences

燃燒 / 燃烧 ránshāo
木材在氧氣中燃燒會產生熱量。
木材在氧气中燃烧会产生热量。

Wood burning in oxygen produces heat.

熊熊 xióngxióng
大火在夜色中熊熊燃燒，遠處都能看見火光。
大火在夜色中熊熊燃烧，远处都能看见火光。

The wildfire was blazing in the night, and its glow could be seen from far away.

燒 / 烧 shāo
你能幫我燒點水嗎？
你能帮我烧点水吗？

Can you boil some water for me?

瓷 cí
這件藝術品是用精細的瓷土燒製而成的。
这件艺术品是用精细的瓷土烧制而成的。

This artwork is fired from fine porcelain clay.

燒烤 / 烧烤 shāokǎo
我們週末打算去海邊吃燒烤。
我们周末打算去海边吃烧烤。

We plan to go to the beach to eat barbecue this weekend.

發燒 / 发烧 fāshāo
他因為發燒所以今天沒來上班。
他因为发烧所以今天没来上班。

He didn't come to work today because he has a fever.

症狀 / 症状 zhèngzhuàng
發燒和咳嗽是感冒常見的症狀。
发烧和咳嗽是感冒常见的症状。

Fever and coughing are common symptoms of a cold.

叉燒 / 叉烧 chāshāo
這家的叉燒非常好吃。
这家的叉烧非常好吃。

The char siu here is very delicious.

燒臘店 / 烧腊店 shāolàdiàn
街角那家燒臘店的叉燒很有名。
街角那家烧腊店的叉烧很有名。

The char siu at that roast meat shop on the corner is very famous.

火燒 / 火烧 huǒshāo
歹徒火燒倉庫後，附近居民連夜撤離。
歹徒火烧仓库后，附近居民连夜撤离。

After the criminals set fire to the warehouse, nearby residents evacuated overnight.

Example Vocabulary

燃燒

ran2'shao1

to burn; combustion

燒

shao1

to burn; to boil; to cook

燒烤

shao1'kao3

barbecue; roast; grill

發燒

fa1'shao1

to have a fever

串燒

chuan4'shao1

低燒

di1'shao1

叉燒

cha1'shao1

char siu; barbecued pork

火燒

huo3'shao1

to set fire to; to burn; a northern Chinese baked flatbread; burning hot

燒掉

叉燒包

cha1'shao1'bao1

char siu bao

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