火刑

yì jiào tú bèi bǎng zài huǒ xíng zhù shang shāo sǐ le

异教徒被绑在火刑柱上烧死了。

The pagans were burned at the stake.

tā yīn xìn fèng yì duān sī xiǎng ér bèi chǔ yǐ huǒ xíng

她因信奉异端思想而被处以火刑。

She was burned at the stake for heresy.