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CHINESE CHARACTER

liáo

燎

燎

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burn; blaze

Numbered pinyin
liao2
English meanings
to burn; to blaze; to spread (of fire)

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Example sentences

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  1. 01

    xīng星huǒ火liáo燎yuán原。

    A single spark can start a prairie fire.

  2. 02

    dà大huǒ火yǒu有liáo燎yuán原zhī之勢。

    The big fire has a tendency to spread.

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