放火烧

放火燒
fànghuǒshāo
  1. (transitive) to torch (something); to intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire
  2. to torch (something); to intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire

Wiktionary

Examples

他放火烧了校舍。

He set fire to the school building.

Source: Tatoeba

他放火烧了自己的房子。

He set fire to his own house.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 放火 fànghuǒ
  1. to set on fire
  2. to commit arson
  3. to create a disturbance
2 烧 shāo
  1. to burn
  2. to cook
  3. to stew
  4. to bake
  5. to roast
  6. to heat
  7. to boil (tea, water etc)
  8. fever
  9. to run a temperature
  10. (coll.) to let things go to one's head