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烧 (shāo) — to burn; to cook / heat / boil (food or liquid); (noun) fever

Definition

烧 is the general verb for 'burn' and for heating food (煮 water, cook). For 'have a fever', say 发烧 — 烧 alone as a noun only follows 发. For dry-heat cooking, 烤 (roast/broil) and 烘 (bake) are more specific.

verb
to burnto cook / heat / boil (food or liquid)
noun
fever
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Examples

  • 烧。
    Tā bú yào shāo nà xiē jiù shū.
    He doesn't want to burn those old books.
  • 烧。
    Wǒ zài chú fáng shāo shuǐ pào chá.
    I'm boiling water in the kitchen to make tea.
  • ，。
    Tā zhèng zài fā shāo, bù néng qù shàng xué.
    He is having a fever and can't go to school.
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