Definition
烧着 is a resultative verb compound (动补结构) formed from 烧 (to burn) and 着 (zháo, marking the result of catching fire). It means 'to catch fire, to be on fire.' You can separate the two characters to insert 得/不 for potential complement (烧得着 'can catch fire', 烧不着 'won't catch fire') or 了 for completion (烧着了 'has caught fire').
r.v.
to catch fireto be on fire
Examples
- 烧着。Zhèxiē zhǐ hěn róngyì shāo zhāo.This kind of paper catches fire very easily.
- ，。Huǒ tài dà le, fángzi dōu shāo zháo le.The fire was too big; the house caught fire.
- 烧着。Shī mùtou hěn nán shāo zhāo.Wet wood is hard to set on fire.
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