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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.burn joss sticks (before an idol); burn incense sticks to worship Buddha
烧香拜佛
burn incense and pray before Buddha
烧香许愿
burn incense and make a vow
在庙里烧香
burn incense in a temple
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v.bribe; offer a gift; present a gift when asking somebody for a favor
这是我们最后一次机会烧香,但他们不让我们进去。
This is our last chance to burn incense and they don't let us in.
Word usage
- Separable word"烧" and "香" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
他已经烧过香了。
He has already burnt the incense.
他恭恭敬敬地上了三炷香。
He burnt three joss sticks with respect.
烧完香,我们就离开了。
After the incense was burned, we left.