烧死

燒死
shāosǐ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to burn to death
  2. 2 to be burned to death

Examples

Dàhuǒ bǎ fángzi lǐ de rén shāosǐ le.
The fire burned the people inside the house to death.
Gǔdài yǒurén yīn yìduān xìnyǎng bèi shāosǐ.
In ancient times, some people were burned to death for heretical beliefs.

Tips

grammar
(burn) + (die) is a resultative verb compound: the burning results in death. Standard Chinese verb+result pattern, like (beat to death), 淹死 (drown).

Stroke Order

shāo