rán shāo
brûler; allumer; mettre le feu
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森林大火正在燃烧。
sēnlín dàhuǒ zhèngzài ránniǎo.
The forest fire is burning.
蜡烛在燃烧。
làzhú zài ránniǎo.
The candle is burning.
煤气正在燃烧。
méiqì zhèngzài ránniǎo.
The gas is burning.
熄灭 (xī miè)
extinguish
扑灭 (pū miè)
put out
The Chinese word 燃烧 (ránshāo) for "burning" is composed of two characters: 火 (huǒ) meaning "fire" and 然 (rán) meaning "to burn". The character 火 is a pictograph depicting a flame, while the character 然 is a phonetic component that indicates the pronunciation of the word. Together, the two characters form the compound word 燃烧, which literally means "to cause something to burn" or "to be in a state of burning". This word is commonly used in Chinese to describe the process of combustion or the act of setting something on fire.
