How to say “burn” in Chinese
burn; stew; boil; fever
“Burn” in Chinese is 烧, shāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
烧 is read shāo. 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”. 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 “烧”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 烧. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 你发烧了吗？nǐfāshāolemaDo you have a fever?
- 我头疼，还有点儿发烧。wǒtóuténg,háiyǒudiǎnrfāshāoI have a headache and a slight fever.
- 体温正常没有发烧tǐwēnzhèngcháng,méiyǒufāshāoTemperature's normal, no fever.
- 我去烧开水wǒqùshāokāishuǐI'll go boil some water.
- 我着凉了有点儿发烧wǒzháoliángle,yǒudiǎnrfāshāoI've caught a cold and have a slight fever.
- 没有空气火就不能燃烧méiyǒukōngqì,huǒjiùbùnéngránshāoWithout air, fire can't burn.
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More words from the lesson “Stir-fry, boil, stew”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “burn” in Chinese?
“Burn” in Chinese is 烧, pinyin shāo.
What does 烧 mean?
烧 (shāo) means “burn; stew; boil; fever”.
How do you write 烧?
烧 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 烧?
烧 is read shāo. Tones: shāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“burn” in the lesson “Stir-fry, boil, stew”
This word is from the topic “Food and Cooking” 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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