烧灼 (shāo zhuó) — to burn, to scorch, to singe; (medicine) to cauterize
Definition
Literate, medical-leaning verb meaning 'to scorch / cauterize' — stronger and more formal than the everyday 烧, often used for laser cauterization or intense heat burning tissue.
verb
to burnto scorchto singe(medicine) to cauterize
Examples
- 烧灼。Huǒ yàn shāo zhuó le tā de pí fū.The flames scorched his skin.
- 烧灼。Yī shēng yòng jī guāng shāo zhuó shāng kǒu zhǐ xuè.The doctor used a laser to cauterize the wound and stop the bleeding.
- 烧灼，。Liè rì shāo zhuó zhe dà dì, cùn cǎo bù shēng.The scorching sun burned the earth, leaving no grass alive.
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