火辣辣 huǒlàlà scorching hot
scorching hot; (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning; (of one's mood) agitated; heated; intense; (of a personality) fiery; sharp-tongued; (Taiwan) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot
How to remember 火辣辣: 火 fire (Kangxi radical 86) + 辣 hot = scorching hot.
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How it is used
- 'Burning hot; stinging; fiery' - 太阳火辣辣的 (tàiyáng huǒlàlà de) the sun is blazing.
- Vivid reduplication: scorching heat, a burning/stinging pain, or an agitated, heated mood.
- Also of a bold, spicy personality: 火辣辣的性格; colloquial and expressive.