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烧水
shāo shuǐ
Description
"烧水"的意思是把水加热，让水变热或者变开。
"烧水" means to heat water, making it hot or boiling.
我们做饭、喝茶或者洗澡的时候，常常需要烧水。
We often need to 烧水 when cooking, drinking tea, or taking a bath.
Meanings
烧水shāo shuǐ
to boil or heat water
妈妈在厨房烧水。
Mom is boiling water in the kitchen.
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Notes
- Etymology
烧 (to heat/burn) + 水 (water), a verb-object phrase meaning "to heat water".
- Nuance
an action, not a noun; the result of 烧水 is 开水 (boiled water).
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