火烧 (huǒ shāo) — to burn; to destroy by fire
Definition
Verb meaning to set fire to / burn down. Different from the noun 烧 (shao), which refers to the act of cooking or heating.
verb
to burnto destroy by fire
Examples
- 火烧。Dí jūn huǒ shāo le cūn zhuāng.The enemy burned the village.
- 火烧。Zhè xiē wén jiàn bì xū huǒ shāo diào.These documents must be burned away.
- 火烧。Tā men jì huà huǒ shāo suǒ yǒu lā jī.They plan to burn all the trash.
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