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烧开
shāokāi
Description
“烧开”是把水加热到沸腾的意思。
"烧开" means to heat water until it boils.
我们喝水以前，常常会先把水烧开。
Before drinking water, we often first "烧开" it.
Meanings
烧开shāokāi
to boil (water); to heat until boiling
请把水烧开再喝。
Please boil the water before drinking.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
烧 (to heat/burn) + 开 (here meaning water boiling), a resultative compound.
- Nuance
开 as a result complement shows the water reached a boil, unlike 烧水 (heating water).
In videos
“排骨然后用这个烧开的水先过一遍”
“我们现在烧开粉汤羊血”
“我现在要等待这个烧水壶烧开”
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