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烧开
shāokāi
Description
"烧开"的意思是把水加热到很热，一直到水开了。
"烧开" means to heat water until it boils.
我们喝水以前，常常先把水烧开。
Before we drink water, we often first 烧开 the water.
Meanings
烧开shāokāi
to boil (water) until it bubbles
请你把水烧开。
Please boil the water.
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Notes
- Etymology
烧 (heat/cook) + 开 (result: reach boiling); a verb-complement compound.
- Nuance
烧开 stresses reaching a boil; 煮 means cook/simmer food in water.
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