How to say “burn” in Chinese
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“Burn” in Chinese is 燃烧, rán shāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
燃烧 is read rán shāo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 火 “fire”; on the right, 然 rán gives both meaning and reading: 然 also originally meant “to burn”.
On the left, 火 “fire”. 发烧 — “to give off heat”, to have a fever.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “燃烧”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 燃烧. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 没有空气火就不能燃烧méiyǒukōngqì,huǒjiùbùnéngránshāoWithout air, fire can't burn.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “burn” in Chinese?
“Burn” in Chinese is 燃烧, pinyin ránshāo.
What does 燃烧 mean?
燃烧 (ránshāo) means “burn”.
How do you write 燃烧?
燃烧 is 2 characters: 燃 (rán) — burn, ignite; 烧 (shāo) — burn. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 燃烧?
燃烧 is read ránshāo. Tones: rán — second tone, shāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“burn” in the lesson “Physics, chemistry, biology”
This word is from the topic “Science and technology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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