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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

烧香 [shāoxiāng]
  1. 1. verb burn incense

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary (1 result)

烧香 [shāoxiāng]
  1. 1. burn joss sticks (before an idol)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

烧香 [shāoxiāng]
  1. 1. 求神、拜佛、祭祀时,点燃线香
    烧香拜佛。
  2. 2. 比喻给有权势的人送礼,请求关照。

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他去寺院烧香拜佛,祈求神灵庇佑。
He went to the temple to pray for the god's protection.
每逢既望之日他都会去寺庙烧香
He goes to the temple to burn joss sticks every 15th day of the month.
不少人想依靠烧香拜佛来消灾解难。
Many people want to relieve their worries and difficulties by burning incense and praying to Buddha.
你最好烧高香祈求这次考试能过。
You'd better burn the best incense before the idol of a god, to pray that you can pass the examination.
如果这次考试能够顺利通过,我可真是烧高香了。
If I pass this examination, I’ll thank God.
整整一夜,香案上的香烛都没有烧完。
The candles on the burner table didn't burn out after a whole night.
烧香
烧高香。
你要真肯出力相助,我给您烧高香啦

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