烧

shāo

HSK 5 verb

to burn; to set on fire; to heat (over a fire); to boil (water, tea etc)

In a story

十年前，青山镇被烧了。Ten years ago, Green Mountain Town was burned.刀的债 · The Debt of the Blade · HSK 5

她记得父亲的声音，记得他做的红烧鱼，记得他骑自行车送她上学。She remembered his voice, the braised fish he cooked, him cycling her to school.记忆商店 · The Memory Shop · HSK 6

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