焚烧 fénshāo to burn
to burn; to set on fire
How to remember 焚烧: 焚 to burn + 烧 to burn = to burn.
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How it is used
- Formal 'to burn / incinerate' - 焚烧垃圾 (fénshāo lājī) to incinerate garbage, 焚烧尸体 (fénshāo shītǐ) to cremate a body.
- More formal and deliberate than everyday 烧 (shāo); used for institutional or ritual burning (waste, documents, corpses).
- Appears in news, environmental, and legal contexts.