Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: shao1
Zhuyin: ㄕㄠ
English Meaning: 1. to burn 2. to cook, to roast 3. to boil 4. fever, temperature
German Meaning: brennen, kochen
Spanish Meaning: quemar

Example Sentences:

你可以燒些開水嗎?
你可以烧些开水吗?
ni3 ke3 yi3 shao1 xie1 kai1 shui3 ma5?
Could you boil some water?
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大火燒死了許多傳播黑死病的老鼠。
大火烧死了许多传播黑死病的老鼠。
da4 huo3 shao1 si3 le5 xu3 duo1 chuan2 bo1 hei1 si3 bing4 de5 lao3 shu3.
The fire killed a lot of rats which helped to transmit the plague.
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留得青山在,不怕沒材燒。
留得青山在,不怕没材烧。
liu2 de2 qing1 shan1 zai4, bu2 pa4 mei2 cai2 shao1.
While there's life there's hope
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