Word: 烧 (shāo) Traditional: 燒 烧 dictionary entry shāo to burn; to heat (over a fire); to braise; to cook; to run a fever; fever; to become full of oneself Full dictionary entry for 烧 Example sentences using 烧 9 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 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. 她问了怎么烧鱼。 Tā wèn le zěnme shāo yú. She asked how to cook the fish. 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. 烧煤气比烧煤划算。 Shāo méiqì bǐ shāoméi huásuàn. Gas is more economical to use than coal. 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. 纸很容易被烧。 Zhǐ hěn róngyì bèi shāo. Paper burns easily.