烧 / 燒
shāo
Meaning
- to burn · to set on fire
- to heat (over a fire) · to boil (water, tea and so on)
- to braise
- to cook · to prepare food
- to run a fever
- fever
- to become full of oneself · to get carried away
Example sentences
她给我烧了鱼。
她給我燒了魚。
tā gěi wǒ shāo le yú。
She cooked fish for me.
我烧得很厉害。
我燒得很厲害。
wǒ shāo dé hěn lì hài。
I have a high fever.
纸很容易被烧。
紙很容易被燒。
zhǐ hěn róng yì bèi shāo。
Paper is easy to burn.
就算不盯着烧水壶水也会烧开的。
就算不盯着燒水壺水也會燒開的。
jiù suàn bù dīng zhe shāo shuǐ hú shuǐ yě huì shāo kāi de。
Even if you don't watch the kettle, the water will boil.