Meaning of shāo:
烧
to burn; to cook; to stew; to bake; to roast; to heat; to boil (tea, water etc); to run a temperature; (coll.) to let things go to one's head
Wǒ bù xiǎo xīn shāo dào le shǒu zhǐ.
我不小心烧到了手指。
I accidentally burned my finger.
Jīntiān wǒ dǎsuàn yòng huǒ lái shāo kǎo jīròu.
今天我打算用火来烧烤鸡肉。
Today, I plan to cook chicken over a fire.
Jīntiān wǒ xiǎng xuéxí rúhé shāo jīròu.
今天我想学习如何烧鸡肉。
Today I want to learn how to stew chicken.
Tā xǐhuān zài jiālǐ zìjǐ shāo dàngāo.
她喜欢在家里自己烧蛋糕。
She likes to bake cakes at home by herself.
Jīntiān wǒmen yòng huǒ lái shāo kǎoròu.
今天我们用火来烧烤肉。
Today we will use fire to roast the meat.
Tā yòng diàn huǒguō lái shāo shuǐ.
他用电火锅来烧水。
He uses an electric pot to heat water.
Tā qù chúfáng bǎ shuǐ shāo kāi.
他去厨房把水烧开。
He went to the kitchen to boil the water.
Xiǎo Lǐ juéde bù shūfú, fāxiàn zìjǐ zài shāo.
小李觉得不舒服，发现自己在烧。
Xiao Li felt unwell and found that he was running a temperature.
Dāng shàng duìzhǎng hòu, tā sìhū yǒudiǎn bèi shāo dào le.
当上队长后，他似乎有点被烧到了。
After becoming the captain, he seemed to have let it go to his head a little.
fever
Tā fā shāo le, xū yào xiū xi.
她发烧了，需要休息。
She has a fever and needs to rest.
