燒

shāo

A2 Level 4 ★ Core word

Verb

Definition

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
fever
(coll.) to become full of oneself; to get carried away

Stroke order

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Example

小心，鍋子很燙，別燒到手。

Be careful; the pot is hot, don't burn your hand.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).