焚烧 (fén shāo) — to burn, to set on fire
Definition
焚烧 (fénshāo) means to deliberately burn something up — a more formal, written verb than 烧, often used for burning waste or objects. Pairs with items being destroyed (垃圾、旧家具), unlike 点燃 which is 'ignite / light'.
verb
to burnto set on fire
Examples
- 焚烧。Tā men fén shāo le jiù jiā jù.They burned the old furniture.
- 焚烧。Jìn zhǐ zài sēn lín lǐ fén shāo zá wù.It is forbidden to burn debris in the forest.
- 焚烧。Zhè ge gōng chǎng měi tiān fén shāo dà liàng lā jī.This factory burns a large amount of garbage every day.
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