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燃烧 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say rán shāo slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
燃烧的意思是火在烧东西。比如木头在火里燃烧。
Ránshāo de yìsi shì huǒ zài shāo dōngxi. Bǐrú mùtou zài huǒ lǐ ránshāo.
Burn means fire is burning something. For example, wood burns in fire.
Context note
我们常常在做饭或者取暖的时候看到燃烧。要小心火，不要玩火。
Wǒmen chángcháng zài zuòfàn huòzhě qǔnuǎn de shíhou kàndào ránshāo. Yào xiǎoxīn huǒ, bùyào wán huǒ.
We often see burning when cooking or keeping warm. Be careful with fire, don't play with fire.
5 examples
蜡烛在燃烧，发出温暖的光。
là zhú zài rán shāo， fā chū wēn nuǎn de guāng。
The candle is burning, giving off warm light.
树叶在火堆里燃烧，变成灰烬。
shù yè zài huǒ duī lǐ rán shāo， biàn chéng huī jìn。
The leaves are burning in the fire, turning into ash.
太阳燃烧自己，给我们光和热。
tài yáng rán shāo zì jǐ， gěi wǒ men guāng hé rè。
The sun burns itself, giving us light and heat.
纸燃烧得很快，要小心。
zhǐ rán shāo dé hěn kuài， yào xiǎo xīn。
Paper burns very fast, be careful.
木头在壁炉里燃烧，让房间变暖。
mù tou zài bì lú lǐ rán shāo， ràng fáng jiān biàn nuǎn。
The wood is burning in the fireplace, making the room warm.
5 mini stories
冬天到了，爸爸在壁炉里点燃木头。木头开始燃烧，家里变得很暖和。
dōng tiān dào le， bà ba zài bì lú lǐ diǎn rán mù tou。 mù tou kāi shǐ rán shāo， jiā lǐ biàn de hěn nuǎn huo。
Winter came, Dad lit the wood in the fireplace. The wood started burning, and the house became very warm.
小明看到蜡烛在燃烧，他觉得很神奇。妈妈告诉他火要小心使用。
xiǎo míng kàn dào là zhú zài rán shāo， tā jué de hěn shén qí。 mā ma gào sù tā huǒ yào xiǎo xīn shǐ yòng。
Xiao Ming saw the candle burning, he thought it was magical. Mom told him to use fire carefully.
野餐时，大家用木柴燃烧做篝火。火焰燃烧得很旺，大家围坐唱歌。
yě cān shí， dà jiā yòng mù chái rán shāo zuò gōu huǒ。 huǒ yàn rán shāo dé hěn wàng， dà jiā wéi zuò chàng gē。
During the picnic, everyone used firewood to burn a campfire. The flame burned brightly, everyone sat around singing.
老师教我们，燃烧需要氧气。蜡烛在杯子里燃烧，杯子盖住就灭了。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men， rán shāo xū yào yǎng qì。 là zhú zài bēi zi lǐ rán shāo， bēi zi gài zhù jiù miè le。
The teacher taught us that burning needs oxygen. The candle burned in a cup, when the cup was covered it went out.
秋天，人们把落叶堆在一起燃烧。燃烧的烟升到空中，慢慢消失。
qiū tiān， rén men bǎ luò yè duī zài yì qǐ rán shāo。 rán shāo de yān shēng dào kōng zhōng， màn màn xiāo shī。
In autumn, people pile up fallen leaves and burn them. The smoke from burning rises into the sky and slowly disappears.