焚 (fén) — to burn

Definition

Examples

• 大火焚毁了整片森林。
  Dà huǒ fén huǐ le zhěng piàn sēn lín.
  The great fire burned down the entire forest.
• 这些旧文件已经焚烧处理了。
  Zhè xiē jiù wén jiàn yǐ jīng fén shāo chǔ lǐ le.
  These old documents have already been disposed of by burning.
• 严禁在禁止区域焚烧垃圾。
  Yán jìn zài jìn zhǐ qū yù fén shāo lā jī.
  It is strictly forbidden to burn trash in restricted areas.

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