燃烧

rán shāo · ran shao

Traditional 燃燒

Meaning

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  1. to ignite
  2. to combust
  3. to burn
  4. combustion
  5. flaming

In a sentence

2 examples
01

硫(liú)磺(huáng)燃(rán)烧(shāo)着(zhe)蓝(lán)色(sè)的(de)火(huǒ)焰(yàn)。

Sulfur burns with a blue flame.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)房(fáng)子(zi)正(zhèng)在(zài)燃(rán)烧(shāo)着(zhe)。

The house is burning.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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