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烧着

燒著
shāozhe
verb #12,524

Meanings

  1. 1 burning (ongoing)
  2. 2 to be on fire

Characters

烧
shāo
to burn; to cook
着
zhe
aspect particle indicating ongoing action

Examples

火还烧着呢。
Huǒ hái shāozhe ne.
The fire is still burning.
蜡烛一直烧着。
Làzhú yīzhí shāozhe.
The candle has been burning the whole time.

Tips

grammar
着 (zhe) here is the aspect particle indicating an ongoing state. 烧着 = 'is burning / in the state of burning'. Compare with 烧了 (shāo le) which indicates completion.

Stroke Order

烧 shāo
着 zhe

Related Words

着火 zháohuǒ HSK 4 #3,916
to catch fire / to be on fire
烧毁 shāohuǐ HSK 7 #6,839
to burn down / to destroy by fire
着呢 zhene #3,857
(emphasizes ongoing state or degree) / very much so
烧烤 shāokǎo HSK 7 #5,897
barbecue / BBQ / to grill
烧 shāo HSK 4 #1,049
to burn / to cook; to roast; to stew / to have a fever
着 zhe HSK 4 #52
verb suffix indicating ongoing state or action
火烧 huǒshāo #11,265
to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot
烧伤 shāoshāng #6,322
burn (injury) / to suffer a burn
睡着 shuìzháo HSK 4 #2,905
to fall asleep / to be asleep
顺着 shùnzhe HSK 7 #6,046
along / following
烧着 shāozhe
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