Definition & Meaning

do the cooking; cook

Word usage

shāo fàn

烧 饭

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v.dialdo the cooking; cook
- tā jī hū méi shí jiān zì jǐ shāo fàn
  她几乎没时间自己烧饭。
  She has very little time to prepare home-cooked meals.
- wǒ cái bù xiǎng zhǎo má fan gěi zì jǐ shāo fàn ne
  我才不想找麻烦给自己烧饭呢。
  I can't be bothered to cook for myself.
synonym
zuò fàn做饭 qǐ huo起火 zhǔ fàn煮饭

Word usage

Separable word
"烧" and "饭" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 今天是谁烧的饭？
  Who cooked the meal today?
- 我想这周末在家烧一顿饭给爸爸妈妈吃。
  I’d like to cook at home for mom and dad this weekend.
- 我妈妈今天只烧了一次饭。
  My mom has only cooked one meal today.

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