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烧 shāo

to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast

Strokes
10
Level
HSK 3
Radical
火
Traditional
燒
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 火尧 ⿰火尧

Memory hint: fire

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  1. 蜡烛在慢慢燃烧。
    Làzhú zài mànmàn ránshāo.
    The candle is slowly burning.
    candle at slowly burn
  2. 你还发烧吗？
    Nǐ hái fāshāo ma?
    Do you still have a fever?
    you still develop-fever (question)
  3. 周末我们去烧烤吧。
    Zhōumò wǒmen qù shāokǎo ba.
    Let's go for a barbecue this weekend.
    weekend we go barbecue (suggestion)
  4. 他昨天没有发烧。
    Tā zuótiān méiyǒu fāshāo.
    He didn't have a fever yesterday.
    he yesterday not-have develop-fever
  5. 夏天的晚上，大家喜欢在外面烧烤。
    Xiàtiān de wǎnshang, dàjiā xǐhuan zài wàimiàn shāokǎo.
    On summer evenings, everyone likes to barbecue outside.
    summer (particle) evening, everyone like at outside barbecue

Words with 烧 (3)