燃

rán · ran

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to burn
  2. to ignite
  3. to light
  4. fig. to spark off (hopes)
  5. to start (debate)
  6. to raise (hopes)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

篝(gōu)火(huǒ)在(zài)夜(yè)色(sè)中(zhōng)熊(xióng)熊(xióng)燃(rán)烧(shāo)。

The bonfire burned brightly in the night.

02

他(tā)点(diǎn)燃(rán)蜡(là)烛(zhú),照(zhào)亮(liàng)了(le)整(zhěng)个(gè)房(fáng)间(jiān)。

He lit the candle and illuminated the whole room.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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