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燃烧 vs 烧（近义词）
/ Ránshāo yus shāo /
Strokes
Definition
burn/burn
Example
用法1
1)燃烧 and 烧 both mean"to burn".烧 is colloquial while 燃烧 is literary,indicating a bigger fire.e.g.:
2)In example①，if 燃烧 is used instead,it will be more literary.
3)Both can be used as transitive verbs,but 烧 is more often with an object.
2)In example①，if 燃烧 is used instead,it will be more literary.
3)Both can be used as transitive verbs,but 烧 is more often with an object.
1
Zào
灶
lǐ
里
de
的
huǒ
火
shāo
烧
de
得
hěn
很
wàng
旺
。
The fire in the oven is burning briskly.
2
Háizi
孩子
,
biè
别
wánhuǒ
玩火
,
xiǎoxīn
小心
shāo
烧
zhuóshǒu
着手
。
Don't play with fire,boy,or you'll burn your hand.
3
Biè
别
shāo
烧
luòyè
落叶
,
huì
会
wūrǎn
污染
kōngqì
空气
de
的
。
Don't burn the fallen leaves, for that will pollute the air.
用法2
1)烧 also means "to cook":
2)烧 in example①and②is used in South China,while in North China 做 is used,though 烧 is now used by more people.However,烧菜 and 烧饭 mean"to cook",but 烧 is not always the same as 做.It is also a special way of cooking,that is,to steam or stir-fry the food first and then put in water and seasoning to simmer,as in example③.
2)烧 in example①and②is used in South China,while in North China 做 is used,though 烧 is now used by more people.However,烧菜 and 烧饭 mean"to cook",but 烧 is not always the same as 做.It is also a special way of cooking,that is,to steam or stir-fry the food first and then put in water and seasoning to simmer,as in example③.
4
Tā
她
jīntiān
今天
shāo
烧
le
了
jǐ
几
ge
个
hǎo
好
cài
菜
。
She cooked several delicious dishes today.
5
Fàn
饭
shāo
烧
hǎo
好
le
了
ma
吗
?
Is the dinner ready?
6
Zhè
这
pán
盘
hóngshāo
红烧
lǐyú
鲤鱼
shì
是
wáng
王
shīfu
师傅
de
的
náshǒu
拿手
hǎo
好
cài
菜
。
Chef Wang is good at the dish of carp braised in brown sauce.
用法3
1)烧 also means"fever":
7
Tā
他
bìng
病
le
了
,
shāo
烧
de
得
hěn
很
lìhai
厉害
。
He was ill and got a high fever.
8
Chī
吃
le
了
yào
药
,
háizi
孩子
yǐjīng
已经
tuìshāo
退烧
le
了
。
The child's fever was gone after he took the medicine.
9
Fàshāo
发烧
kě
可
bu
不
néng
能
dàyì
大意
,
zuìhǎo
最好
qù
去
yīyuàn
医院
kànkan
看看
。
Mind you,if you have got a fever,you'd better go to the doctor.
用法4
1)烧 means"to heat or change something by using certain chemical method."It also means"to kill the plant by over fertilizing".e.g.:
10
Zhège
这个
yáo
窑
shì
是
shāozhuān
烧砖
de
的
。
This is a brick kiln.
11
Zuò
做
shìyàn
试验
shí
时
,
bù
不
xiǎoxīn
小心
,
yīfu
衣服
bèi
被
yàoshuǐ
药水
shāo
烧
le
了
yī
一
gè
个
dòng
洞
。
Because of his carelessness,his clothes was burnt a hole by the chemical liquid while he was doing an experiment.
12
Féiliào
肥料
shàng
上
duō
多
le
了
,
huā
花
bèi
被
shāo
烧
sǐ
死
le
了
。
The flower was dead because of too much fertilizer.