焚

焚毁

fén huǐ

to burn down

心急如焚

xīn jí rú fén

see 心急火燎[xin1 ji2 huo3 liao3]

欲火焚身

yù huǒ fén shēn

burning with desire

救焚益薪

jiù fén yì xīn

add firewood to put out the flames (idiom); fig. ill-advised action that only makes the problem worse

焚化

fén huà

to cremate

焚尸

fén shī

to cremate

焚尸炉

fén shī lú

crematorium

焚书坑儒

fén shū kēng rú

to burn the Confucian classics and bury alive the Confucian scholars (acts supposedly committed by the first emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2])

焚烧

fén shāo

to burn

焚琴煮鹤

fén qín zhǔ hè

lit. to burn zithers and cook cranes

焚砚

fén yàn

to destroy one's ink-slab (i.e. to write no more because others write so much better)

焚膏继晷

fén gāo jì guǐ

to burn the midnight oil (idiom); to work continuously night and day