zài / nà / gè / shí / dài / huǒ / xíng / shì / yì / zhǒng / cán / kù / de / gōng / kāi / chǔ / xíng / fāng / shì

在那个时代，火刑是一种残酷的公开处刑方式。

In that era, execution by fire was a cruel form of public punishment.