燃烧(rán shāo): to ignite
to ignite
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 燃烧 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
那所房子燃烧了数小时火才扑灭。
nà suǒ fáng zi rán shāo le shù xiǎo shí huǒ cái pū miè
The house burnt for hours before the blaze was put out.
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