烧开

燒開

shāokāi

verb

Meanings

1 to bring to the boil
2 to boil (water)

Characters

to heat; to cook

Examples

HSK 1

水烧开了。

Shuǐ shāokāi le.

The water has boiled.

HSK 3

先把水烧开，再放面条。

Xiān bǎ shuǐ shāokāi, zài fàng miàntiáo.

First bring the water to the boil, then put in the noodles.

Tips

grammar

开 is the result here, meaning "boiling", as in 水开了 "the water is boiling". The potential forms 烧得开 and 烧不开 mean "can / can't get it to boil".

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

开 kāi