Chinese word dictionary

燃烧

ránshāo · to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming

Practice word

Word information

Simplified燃烧

Traditional燃燒

Pinyinránshāo

Part of speech动

HSK 3.05

HSK 2.05

Character breakdown

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

燃rán

to ignite, to burn; combustion

烧shāo

to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast

How to learn 燃烧

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Words with the same characters

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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

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

点燃diǎnrán

to ignite; to set on fire; aflame

燃料ránliào

fuel

焚烧fénshāo

to burn; to set on fire