Chinese word dictionary

焚烧

fénshāo · to burn; to set on fire

Practice word

Word information

Simplified焚烧

Traditional焚燒

Pinyinfénshāo

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

焚fén

to burn

烧shāo

to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast

How to learn 焚烧

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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发烧fāshāo

to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever; (fig.) to be fascinated with; to obsess over; (fig.) flourishing; thriving; popular

燃烧ránshāo

to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming

烧shāo

to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head

烧烤shāokǎo

barbecue; to roast

烧毁shāohuǐ

to destroy (or be destroyed) by fire

心急如焚xīnjí-rúfén

see 心急火燎[xin1 ji2 huo3 liao3]