焦 (ziu1) — burnt; scorched; charred in Cantonese
ziuˉ¹焦
Mandarin Pinyin: jiao1
Meaning of 焦
nounburnt; scorched; charred
nouncoke; coking coal
nouna Chinese surname
nounworried; anxious; vexed
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Example Sentences with 焦
dangˉ¹燈samˉ¹芯siuˉ¹燒ziuˉ¹焦zoˊ²咗。
The wick is burnt.
singˎ₄成gauˍ₆舊jeˏ₅嘢ziuˉ¹焦taan˗₃炭
The whole thing is burnt charcoal.
foˊ²火taan˗₃炭bin˗₃變ziuˉ¹焦taan˗₃炭
Charcoal turns into coke.
diˉ¹啲faanˍ₆飯siuˉ¹燒ziuˉ¹焦taan˗₃炭laa˗₃喇
The rice is burnt to charcoal.
niˉ¹呢bouˉ¹煲faanˍ₆飯jauˏ₅有diˉ¹啲faanˍ₆飯jiuˉ¹焦。
This pot of rice has some burnt bits.
Words Containing 焦
聚焦zeoi6 ziu1
focus (on a microscope)
焦急ziu1 gap1
anxious; anxiety
焦耳ziu1 ji5
joule
焦頭爛額ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6
badly battered; in terrible shape
焦糖ziu1 tong2
caramel
焦心ziu1 sam1
feel terribly worried
心焦sam1 ziu1
anxious; worried
焦土ziu1 tou2
scorched earth (ravages of war)
焦比ziu1 bei2
coke ratio; coke replacement ratio
木焦油muk6 ziu1 jau4
wood tar
焦屍ziu1 si1
a charred body
燒焦siu1 ziu1
scorch
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