火烧 (huǒ shāo) — to burn; to destroy by fire

Definition

Verb meaning to set fire to / burn down. Different from the noun 烧 (shao), which refers to the act of cooking or heating.

verb
to burnto destroy by fire

Examples

  • 火烧
    Dí jūn huǒ shāo le cūn zhuāng.
    The enemy burned the village.
  • 火烧
    Zhè xiē wén jiàn bì xū huǒ shāo diào.
    These documents must be burned away.
  • 火烧
    Tā men jì huà huǒ shāo suǒ yǒu lā jī.
    They plan to burn all the trash.
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