燒開 [烧开]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to boil
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    杰西正在烧开水来冲咖啡。
    傑西正在燒開水來沖咖啡。
    jié xī zhèng zài shāo kāi shuǐ lái chōng kā fēi 。
    • Jessie is boiling water to make coffee.
  2. Mandarin
    把水烧开。
    把水燒開。
    bǎ shuǐ shāo kāi 。
    • Bring the water to a boil.
    • Boil the water.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    泡茶用刚烧开的虾眼水。
    泡茶用剛燒開的蝦眼水。
    pào chá yòng gāng shāo kāi de xiā yǎn shuǐ ．
    • Brew tea with shrimp eye water that was just brought to a boil.