Traditional: 燃燒
燃烧 (rán shāo) means “to ignite; to combust; to burn; combustion; flaming”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word (traditional 燃燒) in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
森林大火还在燃烧。
Sēnlín dà huǒ hái zài ránshāo.
The forest fire is still burning.
Updated: 2026-05-27