燃 烧 rán shāo to ignite / to combust / to burn / combustion / flaming 着 火 zháo huǒ to ignite / to burn 辣 hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn 烫 to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot 焚 烧 fén shāo to burn / to set on fire 烧 伤 shāo shāng burn (injury) 烧 毁 shāo huǐ to burn / to burn down 烧 录 shāo lù to burn (a CD or DVD) 烧 焦 shāo jiāo to burn / to scorch / burned / burning / scorched / charred 灼 伤 zhuó shāng a burn (tissue damage from heat, chemicals etc) / to burn (the skin etc) / (fig.) (of anger, jealousy etc) to hurt (sb) 着 to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in 烧 灼 shāo zhuó to burn / to scorch / to cauterize 烤 焦 kǎo jiāo to burn (food by overroasting etc) 灼 痛 zhuó tòng burn (i.e. wound) / burning pain 烧 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 燃 to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes) 焚 to burn 灼 luminous / burning / to burn / to cauterize 炽 to burn / to blaze / splendid / illustrious 燎 to burn / to set afire 燔 burn / to roast meat for sacrifice 炷 wick of an oil lamp / to burn (incense etc) / classifier for lit incense sticks 热 烫 rè tàng to burn 爇 burn / heat 烧 灼 伤 shāo zhuó shāng burn (injury) / scorching 㶶 (dialect) to burn / to scorch 惔 to burn 爇 heat / to burn 烗 to burn / to blaze 刻 录 kè lù to record on a CD or DVD / to burn a disc 火 烧 huǒ shāo to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot / baked cake 烧 掉 shāo diào to burn / to char / to cremate / to incinerate 烧 死 shāo sǐ to burn to death 心 急 如 焚 xīn jí rú fén to burn with impatience / torn with anxiety 炙 手 可 热 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor) 烧 香 shāo xiāng to burn incense 烧 钱 shāo qián to burn joss paper / (fig.) to flush money down the toilet 冒 火 mào huǒ to get angry / to burn with rage 死 灰 复 燃 sǐ huī fù rán lit. ashes burn once more (idiom) / fig. sb lost returns to have influence / sth malevolent returns to haunt one 擦 伤 cā shāng to abrade / to scrape / to chafe / to graze / abrasion / friction burn / scratch 焚 香 fén xiāng to burn incense 焚 毁 fén huǐ to burn down / to destroy with fire 杀 人 放 火 shā rén fàng huǒ to kill and burn (idiom) / murder and arson 破 釜 沉 舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom) / fig. to cut off one's means of retreat / to burn one's boats 烧 纸 shāo zhǐ to burn paper offerings (as part of religious ceremony) 进 香 jìn xiāng to burn incense at a temple 玉 石 俱 焚 yù shí jù fén to burn both jade and common stone / to destroy indiscriminately (idiom) 吃 苦 头 chī kǔ tou to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers 付 之 一 炬 fù zhī yī jù to put to the torch (idiom) / to commit to the flames / to burn sth down deliberately 火 烛 huǒ zhú fire and candles / household things that burn 开 夜 车 kāi yè chē to burn the midnight oil / to work late into the night 焚 书 fén shū to burn the books (one of the crimes of the first Emperor in 212 BC) 刀 耕 火 种 dāo gēng huǒ zhòng slash and burn (agriculture) 燃 眉 rán méi to burn one's eyebrows / fig. desperately serious situation 心 急 火 燎 xīn jí huǒ liǎo to burn with anxiety 付 之 丙 丁 fù zhī bǐng dīng to burn down (idiom) 俾 夜 作 昼 bǐ yè zuò zhòu lit. to make night as day (idiom) / fig. to burn the midnight oil / work especially hard 拣 佛 烧 香 jiǎn fó shāo xiāng to choose which Buddha to burn incense to (idiom) / fig. to curry favor from the right person 焚 书 坑 儒 fén shū kēng rú to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) 焚 膏 继 晷 fén gāo jì guǐ to burn the midnight oil (idiom) / to work continuously night and day 兰 艾 同 焚 lán ài tóng fén lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom) / fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike 焚 琴 煮 鹤 fén qín zhǔ hè lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes / fig. to waste valuable resources / to destroy wantonly beautiful things 烧 炭 shāo tàn to manufacture charcoal / to burn charcoal (often a reference to suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning) 焌 to extinguish a burning object / to singe sth with a smoldering object (e.g. burn a hole in one's trousers with a cigarette) / to stir-fry / to pour a mixture of hot oil and flavorings over food 夙 兴 夜 寐 sù xīng yè mèi to rise early and sleep late (idiom) / to work hard / to study diligently / to burn the candle at both ends 大 吃 苦 头 dà chī kǔ tou to suffer / to suffer for one's actions / to pay dearly / to burn one's fingers 封 火 fēng huǒ to cover a fire (to make it burn slowly) 拈 香 niān xiāng burn incense 挑 灯 夜 战 tiǎo dēng yè zhàn to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom) / fig. to work into the night / to burn the midnight oil 焚 香 敬 神 fén xiāng jìng shén to burn incense in prayer to a God 炼 丹 八 卦 炉 liàn dān bā guà lú eight trigrams furnace to cook pills of immortality / symbol of the alchemist's art / Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble 燃 香 rán xiāng to burn incense 烧 包 shāo bāo to forget oneself in extravagance / to burn money 烧 煤 shāo méi to burn coal 烧 香 拜 佛 shāo xiāng bài Fó to burn incense and worship Buddha 烧 高 香 shāo gāo xiāng to burn incense / to thank profusely 留 得 青 山 在 ， 不 怕 没 柴 烧 liú de qīng shān zài , bù pà méi chái shāo While the green hills last, there'll be wood to burn (idiom). Where there's life there's hope. 三 光 政 策 Sān guāng Zhèng cè Three Alls Policy (kill all, burn all, loot all), Japanese policy in China during WWII 美 国 烧 伤 支 持 组 织 měi guó shāo shāng zhī chí zǔ zhī United States Burn Support Organization 化 学 烧 伤 huà xué shāo shāng chemical burn 高 压 缩 比 稀 溷 合 气 发 动 机 high-compression lean burn engine 叶 尖 枯 萎 tip burn on leaf 国 际 烧 伤 学 会 International Society for Burn Injuries 焦 炙 jiāo zhì to scorch / to burn to charcoal / sick with worry 蜡 烛 两 头 烧 là zhú liǎng tóu shāo to burn the candle at both ends (idiom) / to labor under a double burden 烧 利 市 shāo lì shì (old) to burn paper money as an offering
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