烧光 (shāo guāng) — burn completely | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A resultative verb meaning to burn something up completely so nothing remains. Pairs naturally with 把 to mark the thing that gets fully destroyed (把…烧光).

verb

burn completely

Examples

烧光。
Dà huǒ bǎ zhěng dòng lóu dōu shāo guāng le.
The fire burned the entire building completely.
烧光。
Zhè xiē mì mì wén jiàn bì xū quán bù shāo guāng.
These confidential documents must be burned completely.
烧光，。
Dí rén bǎ cūn zhuāng shāo guāng le, méi yǒu liú xià rèn hé dōng xī.
The enemy burned the village completely, leaving nothing behind.

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