Definition
灼热 (zhuó rè) describes something physically burning hot enough to cause a stinging or searing sensation, like a hot surface or flame. It is more intense and tactile than 炎热 (yán rè, which is used for weather/climate) and lacks the figurative 'enthusiastic' meaning of 热烈 or the 'fiery passion' sense of 火热.
adjective
scorching hotburning hot
Examples
- 灼热。Xiàtiān de gōnglù bèi tàiyang shài de zhuó rè.The summer road is baked scorching hot by the sun.
- 灼热，。Tā duān qǐ zhuó rè de chábēi, xiǎoxīn de chuī le chuī.He picked up the scorching hot teacup and carefully blew on it.
- 灼热。Gōuhuǒ de huǒyàn sànfā zhe zhuó rè de qìxī.The bonfire's flames emanated a scorching heat.
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