灼热 zhuórè burning hot
burning hot; scorching
How to remember 灼热: 灼 to burn + 热 hot = burning hot.
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How it is used
- 'Scorching, burning hot' - 灼热的阳光 (zhuórè de yángguāng) scorching sunlight.
- Intense, searing heat; also figurative 灼热的目光 a burning gaze.
- More literary/intense than plain 热 (rè); implies heat that burns.