jùn
焌
burn with fire
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to burn with fire; to set ablaze
archaicArchaic or literary usage found in classical texts. Rare in modern spoken Mandarin.
Liè烈
yàn焰
jùn炔
tiān天
，
zhào照
liàng亮
le了
bàn半
biān边
yè夜
kōng空
。
The raging flames burned to the sky, illuminating half the night.
Gǔ古
shū书
zhōng中
jì记
zǎi载
，
bīng兵
shì士
men们
jùn炔
huǐ毁
le了
dí敌
yíng营
。
Ancient texts record that the soldiers burned down the enemy camp.
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Zhàn战
huǒ火
jùn炔
jìn尽
le了
yuán原
yě野
shàng上
de的
kū枯
cǎo草
。
The fires of war burned up the dry grass on the plain.