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炎热 (yán rè) — how to say "scorching heat" in Chinese
炎热
Scorching heat, sweltering
adjective
Character composition
炎
heat, flame
热
hot, heat
Radicals / Keys
火
Fire
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Collocations
炎热的夏天
yán rè de xià tiān
hot summer
炎热的气候
yán rè de qì hòu
hot climate
Examples
在炎热的夏天，我喜欢喝冰水。
In the scorching summer, I like to drink ice water.
天气很炎热。
The weather is very hot.
Frequently asked questions
Scorching heat meaning
"scorching heat" in Chinese is 炎热 (yán rè).
炎热 meaning in English
炎热 (yán rè) means "Scorching heat, sweltering".
How is 炎热 pronounced?
It is pronounced yán rè (written as yan re, yanre). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "scorching heat" in Chinese characters?
It is written 炎热: 炎 has 8 strokes, 热 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 炎热?
炎热 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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