烧死

燒死

shāosǐ

verb

Meanings

1 to burn to death
2 to be burned to death

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

大火把房子里的人烧死了。

Dàhuǒ bǎ fángzi lǐ de rén shāosǐ le.

The fire burned the people inside the house to death.

HSK 7-9

古代有人因异端信仰被烧死。

Gǔdài yǒurén yīn yìduān xìnyǎng bèi shāosǐ.

In ancient times, some people were burned to death for heretical beliefs.

Tips

grammar

烧 (burn) + 死 (die) is a resultative verb compound: the burning results in death. Standard Chinese verb+result pattern, like 打死 (beat to death), 淹死 (drown).

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

死 sǐ