Word: 烧 (shāo)

三个灯泡烧坏了。

Sān gè dēngpào shāo huàile.

Three bulbs have burned out.

为什么你要烧这些图片呢？

Wèishénme nǐ yào shāo zhèxiē túpiàn ne?

Why are you burning these pictures?

但我有能力烧得好菜。

Dàn wǒ yǒu nénglì shāo de hǎo cài.

But I am able to cook well.

冷水要人挑，热水要人烧

lěngshuǐ yào rén tiāo, rèshuǐ yào rén shāo

cold water needs someone to carry it, hot water needs someone to boil it

吃了药以后，他的烧慢慢减退了。

Chīle yào yǐhòu, tā de shāo mànmàn jiǎntuìle.

After taking the medicine, his fever slowly went down.

咸菜烧鲤鱼,有盐在先

xiáncài shāo lǐyú,yǒu yán zài xiān

pickles braised with carp: there's salt first

垃圾烧起来会放出有毒的气体。

Lājī shāo qǐlai huì fàngchū yǒudú de qìtǐ.

Burning garbage releases toxic gas.

她问了怎么烧鱼。

Tā wèn le zěnme shāo yú.

She asked how to cook the fish.

我做的最拿手的菜是烧开水。

Wǒ zuò de zuì náshǒu de cài shì shāo kāishuǐ.

The best dish I can cook is boiling water.

我发了两天烧。

Wǒ fāle liǎng tiān shāo.

I had fever for two days.

我烧得很厉害。

Wǒ shāo de hěn lìhai.

I have a high fever.

我烧掉了一切。

Wǒ shāo diào le yíqiè.

I burned everything.

披麻救火，惹焰烧身

pīmájiùhuǒ, rě yàn shāo shēn

putting on hemp to fight a fire, drawing the flames onto oneself

清明节，奶奶烧了冥币。

Qīngmíngjié, nǎinai shāole míngbì.

During the Qingming Festival, my grandmother burned spirit money.

火炬在夜风中烧得很旺。

Huǒjù zài yè fēng zhōng shāo de hěn wàng.

The torch burned brightly in the night wind.

灯草烧窑，不顾成本

dēngcǎo shāo yáo, búgù chéngběn

firing a kiln with lamp rush: ignoring the cost

炒锅烧热以后，再倒进一点油。

Chǎoguō shāo rè yǐhòu, zài dào jìn yìdiǎn yóu.

Once the wok is hot, pour in a little oil.

炭快烧完了，再加点吧。

Tàn kuài shāo wánle, zài jiādiǎn ba.

The charcoal is almost burned out, so add some more.

烧了庙的土地爷，无家可归

shāole miào de tǔdìyé, wújiā-kěguī

an earth god whose temple has burned down: has no home to return to

烧煤气比烧煤划算。

Shāo méiqì bǐ shāoméi huásuàn.

Gas is more economical to use than coal.

瓮里烧木炭，有火没处发

wèng li shāo mùtàn, yǒu huǒ méi chù fā

burning charcoal inside a jar: there is fire but nowhere for it to go out

看完这封信请把它烧掉。

Kàn wán zhè fēng xìn qǐng bǎ tā shāo diào.

Burn this letter after you finish reading it.

窑里的砖坯,越烧越硬

yáo lǐ de zhuānpī,yuè shāo yuè yìng

raw bricks in the kiln: the more they are fired, the harder they get

竹笼里藏火炭，早晚要烧起来

zhúlóng lǐ cáng huǒtàn, zǎowǎn yào shāo qǐlai

hiding burning coal in a bamboo cage: it will catch fire sooner or later

纸很容易被烧。

Zhǐ hěn róngyì bèi shāo.

Paper burns easily.

蒸锅里的水快烧干了！

Zhēngguō lǐ de shuǐ kuài shāo gānle!

The water in the steamer is about to boil dry!

赖泥下窑,烧不成个东西

lài ní xià yáo,shāo bùchéng ge dōngxi

Putting bad clay in the kiln: it won't fire into anything

这口窑烧了三天三夜。

Zhè kǒu yáo shāole sāntiān sān yè.

This kiln has been firing for three days and nights.

锻造之前，要先把铁烧红。

Duànzào zhīqián, yào xiān bǎ tiě shāo hóng.

Before forging, you first have to heat the iron until it glows red.

骑在驴背上吃烧鸡，不知这把骨头扔在哪

qí zài lǘ bèi shang chī shāo jī, bùzhī zhè bǎ gǔtou rēng zài nǎ

eating roast chicken on a donkey's back: not knowing where to throw this handful of bones