焚烧 (fén shāo): to burn; to set on fire

Autumn has arrived, and the farmers are burning crop stalks in the fields; the sky is obscured by thick smoke and looks gray and hazy.

That old library was completely burned in a big fire, and hundreds of thousands of precious books were reduced to ashes.

In order to keep warm, they burned firewood in front of the tent, and the firelight illuminated everyone's face.

The government strictly prohibits burning garbage within the city area, because the toxic gases produced severely pollute the air.

He secretly took those old love letters to the backyard and burned them, wanting to let the memories of the past drift away with the wind.