烧坏

燒壞

shāohuài

verb #15,275

Meanings

1 to burn out
2 to damage by burning
3 to scorch

Characters

broken; bad (result complement)

Examples

灯泡烧坏了，换一个吧。

Dēngpào shāohuài le, huàn yīgè ba.

The light bulb burned out, let's replace it.

电路板被烧坏了。

Diànlùbǎn bèi shāohuài le.

The circuit board was burned out.

Tips

grammar

烧坏 is a verb-complement compound: 烧 (to burn) + 坏 (broken/bad, as a result complement). This pattern is productive: 摔坏 (broken from dropping), 用坏 (worn out from use).

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

坏 huài