焚烧

焚燒

fénshāo

verb HSK 7-9 #13,751

Meanings

1 to burn
2 to set on fire
3 to incinerate

Characters

to burn; to set fire to

to burn; to cook

Examples

他们把垃圾焚烧了。

Tāmen bǎ lājī fénshāo le.

They incinerated the garbage.

焚烧森林是违法的。

Fénshāo sēnlín shì wéifǎ de.

Burning forests is illegal.

Tips

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焚烧 is more formal and literary than 烧 (shāo). Used in official contexts like waste incineration (垃圾焚烧) or ritual burning (焚烧纸钱).

Stroke Order

焚 fén

烧 shāo