烧
shāoㄕㄠ
Sino-Vietnamese: THIÊU
Traditional: 燒
HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 3
Meaning(verb)
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head
Examples
孩子发烧了,要去医院。
hái zi fā shāo le, yào qù yī yuàn.
The child has a fever and needs to see a doctor.
我先烧点水泡茶。
wǒ xiān shāo diǎn shuǐ pào chá.
Let me boil some water for tea first.
妈妈最拿手的菜是红烧肉。
mā ma zuì ná shǒu de cài shì hóng shāo ròu.
Mom's specialty is red-braised pork.
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THIÊU · 10 strokes
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); fever; to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head