烧香

燒香

shāoxiāng

verb #39,251

Meanings

HSK 4

过年的时候很多人烧香拜拜。

Guònián de shíhou hěnduō rén shāoxiāng bàibài.

During the Lunar New Year many people burn incense and pray.

HSK 7-9

奶奶每天早上都会去庙里烧香。

Nǎinai měitiān zǎoshang dōuhuì qù miào lǐ shāoxiāng.

Grandma goes to the temple to burn incense every morning.

HSK 7-9

他烧了一炷香，祈求家人平安。

Tā shāo le yí zhù xiāng, qíqiú jiārén píng'ān.

He burned a stick of incense, praying for his family's safety.

grammar

Separable verb: 烧了一炷香 (burned a stick of incense), 烧个香 (burn some incense), 香烧完了 (the incense has burned out).

culture

Central ritual act in Buddhist, Taoist, and folk worship. Also used figuratively: 临时抱佛脚烧香 mocks someone who only prays when they need something.

烧 shāo

香 xiāng