How to say “scorching” in Chinese
scorching, hot
“Scorching” in Chinese is 炎热, yán rè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
炎热 is read yán rè: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Two 火 “fires”, one above the other: heat. Part of 谈 tán and 淡 dàn.
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “炎热”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 炎热. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 南方的夏天非常炎热。nánfāngdexiàtiānfēichángyánrèSummers in the south are scorching.
More words from the lesson “Heat, frost and damp”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “scorching” in Chinese?
“Scorching” in Chinese is 炎热, pinyin yánrè.
What does 炎热 mean?
炎热 (yánrè) means “scorching, hot”.
How do you write 炎热?
炎热 is 2 characters: 炎 (yán) — inflammation; scorching heat; 热 (rè) — hot. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 炎热?
炎热 is read yánrè. Tones: yán — second tone, rè — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“scorching” in the lesson “Heat, frost and damp”
This word is from the topic “Land, sea, weather” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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