热辣辣 (rè là là) — burning hot; scorching (of weather, objects, or skin sensation); spicy hot; fiery (of food); sensational; attention-grabbing; emotionally intense (of news, topics, or feelings)
Definition
An adverbial-style adjective built from 辣 ('spicy hot') reduplicated, used as a vivid predicate modifier. Mainly paints heat that the body feels — scorching sun, fiery food, or emotionally sizzling news.
adjective
burning hotscorching (of weather, objects, or skin sensation)spicy hotfiery (of food)sensationalattention-grabbingemotionally intense (of news, topics, or feelings)
Examples
- 热辣辣。Xià tiān de tài yáng shài dé dì miàn rè là là de.The summer sun bakes the ground burning hot.
- 热辣辣，。Zhè wǎn miàn chī qǐ lái rè là là de, là dé wǒ zhí mào hàn.This bowl of noodles tastes fiery hot — it's so spicy I'm sweating.
- 热辣辣，。Zuì jìn wǎng shàng yǒu yì tiáo rè là là de xīn wén, dà jiā dōu zài tǎo lùn.There's a sensational piece of news online lately that everyone's discussing.
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