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烧

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shāoHSK 5

烧 (shāo) is an HSK 5 Chinese word with 2 definitions and 4 bilingual examples.

PARTS OF SPEECH2
DEFINITIONS2
EXAMPLES4
01

Definitions & Usage

Meanings and examples

1

verb 动

  1. Englishto burn; to boil

    • EX
      水已经烧开了，可以泡茶了。

      The water has boiled, so we can make tea now.

    • EX
      昨晚的一场大火把那座旧房子烧光了。

      A major fire last night burned the old house to the ground.

2

noun 名

  1. Englishfever

    • EX
      他今天发烧了，不能来学校上课。

      He has a fever today, so he can't come to school.

    • EX
      护士给他量了体温，发现他的烧还没退。

      The nurse took his temperature and found that his fever still hadn't gone down.