HSK C4/W2/V4
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/ shāo /
Strokes

Definition

to burn/to cook/to stew/to bake/to roast/to heat/to boil (tea, water etc)/fever/to run a temperature/(coll.) to let things go to one's head

Example

As a Verb

burn

1
Zhè
zhī
zi
炉子
shì
shāo
yóu
de
  

This stove is an oil-burner.

2
Shìzhèn
市镇
quán
gěi
shāoguāng
烧光
le
  

The town is completely burnt out.

3
fángzi
房子
hěnkuài
很快
jiù
shāo
lai
起来
le
  

The wooden house was quickly ablaze.

4
Huǒ
shāo
de
zhēng
wàng
  

The fire is burning briskly.

5
Gànchái
干柴
hǎo
shāo
  

Dry wood burns easily.

6
shā
沙发
shāo
le
dòng

burn a hole in the sofa

7
tou
木头
shāo
chéng
tàn
木炭

burn wood for charcoal

8
Shāomàigǎn
烧麦杆
  
/
玉米
gǎn

burn wheat straws/cornstalks

9
Shāo
méi
  
/
tiānrán
天然气

burn coal/natural gas

10
Shāo
jiù
xìn

burn an old letter

As a Verb

heat

11
Táo
陶器
shì
yòng
wénhuǒ
文火
bèishāo
焙烧
de
  

Pottery is burnt at a moderate heat.

12
Shuǐ
shāo
kāi
le
  

The water is boiling.

13
Shāozhuān
烧砖

bake/fire bricks

14
Shāoshuǐ
烧水

heat up water

15
Shāo
tàn
木炭

make charcoal

As a Verb

burn [cause destructive change owing to contact with some chemical substance]

16
Liúsuān
硫酸
shāohuài
烧坏
le
de
shǒu
  

His hands were burnt by sulphur.

As a Verb

damage/injure by excessive/improper use of fertilizer

17
Shàng
féi
tài
duō
  
,
gēnr  
根儿
dōu
shāohuài
烧坏
le
  

Overfertilization burned the roots.

18
Shīféi
施肥
guòduō
过多
huì
shāohuài
烧坏
zhuāngjia
庄稼
  

The crops will be damaged by excessive application of fertilizer.

As a Verb

[ shāo ]

19
fàn
yòu
shāojiāo
烧焦
le
  

I've burnt the rice again.

20
shāo
shǒu
一手
dào
地道
de
zhōngguó
中国
cài
  

He cooks very typical Chinese dishes. / He cooks Chinese dishes well.

21
Fàn
shāo
hǎo
le
méiyǒu
没有
  
?

Is the dinner ready?

22
Shāo
zhè
ròu
dìng
一定
néng
shǎo
少于
xiǎoshí
小时
  

Make sure this meat cooks for at least an hour.

23
Shāo
dào
一道
cài

prepare a dish

24
Shāoqiézi
烧茄子

stewed eggplant

25
Shāochūn
烧春菇

stewed spring mushrooms

26
Ròu
shāo
de
qiàdàohǎochu
恰到好处
  

The meat is roasted to a turn.

27
Shāo
yángròu
羊肉

braised mutton in brown soy sauce

28
Shāo
dòu
土豆

braised potato

29
Shāoé
烧鹅

roast goose

As a Verb

run a fever; have a temperature

As a Noun

fever

As an Adjective

swollen-headed