酷热 (kù rè) — extremely hot; scorching (of weather)

Definition

Examples

• 今天酷热难耐，最好别出门。
  Jīn tiān kù rè nán nài, zuì hǎo bié chū mén.
  Today is unbearably hot; better not go out.
• 酷热的夏天里，大家都喜欢待在空调房。
  kù rè De xià tiān lǐ, dà jiā dōu xǐ huan dài zài kōng tiáo fáng.
  In the scorching summer, everyone likes to stay in air-conditioned rooms.
• 工人们在酷热中坚持工作。
  Gōng rén men zài kù rè zhōng jiān chí gōng zuò.
  The workers keep working in the extreme heat.