烧 燒
shāo
HSK level: HSK 5
Meaning
to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc); to braise; to cook; to prepare food; to run a fever
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Examples
烧一点水。
shāo yī diǎn shuǐ。
Boil some water.
我烧掉了一切。
wǒ shāo diào le yī qiè。
I burnt everything.
我烧得很厉害。
wǒ shāo de hěn lì hai。
I have a high fever.
Words with this character
燃烧 rán shāo to ignite发烧 fā shāo to have a high temperature烧烤 shāo kǎo barbecue烧毁 shāo huǐ to destroy by fire焚烧 fén shāo to burn烧伤 shāo shāng burn焙烧 bèi shāo to roast叉烧 chā shāo char siu串烧 chuàn shāo to cook on a skewer低烧 dī shāo a low fever煅烧 duàn shāo to calcine高烧 gāo shāo high fever红烧 hóng shāo to braise in soy sauce until reddish-brown火烧 huǒ shāo to set fire to烧包 shāo bāo to forget oneself in extravagance烧杯 shāo bēi beaker烧饼 shāo bing baked sesame seed-coated cake烧菜 shāo cài to cook烧茶 shāo chá to make tea烧到 shāo dào to have a fever reaching烧锅 shāo guō a still烧焊 shāo hàn to weld烧红 shāo hóng to heat until red-hot