English–Chinese
“burn down” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyinshāo huǐ
Example
暴徒烧毁了几家商店。bào tú shāo huǐ le jǐ jiā shāng diàn
The rioters burned down several stores.
How to say “burn down” in Chinese
“Burn down” in Chinese is 烧毁 (shāo huǐ).
A solid object loses its form and use because flames destroy it, sometimes reducing it to ash.
Example sentences with 烧毁
他为了掩盖罪行，把犯罪现场的证据烧毁了。tā wèi le yǎn gài zuì xíng bǎ fàn zuì xiàn chǎng de zhèng jù shāo huǐ le
To cover up his crime, he burned up the evidence at the crime scene.
Tips for using 烧毁
- The verb is transitive, so the damaged building, vehicle, or object normally appears after it; the fire is the cause, not the usual grammatical object.