滚烫 (gǔn tàng) — boiling hot; scalding hot; burning hot

Definition

Examples

• 这杯水滚烫，别喝。
  Zhè bēi shuǐ gǔn tàng, bié hē.
  This glass of water is scalding hot; don't drink it.
• 他摸了一下滚烫的锅，手被烫伤了。
  Tā mō le yí xià gǔn tàng de guō, shǒu bèi tàng shāng le.
  He touched the boiling-hot pot and burned his hand.
• 夏天路面被晒得滚烫，不能赤脚走。
  Xià tiān lù miàn bèi shài dé gǔn tàng, bù néng chì jiǎo zǒu.
  In summer the road surface gets scorching hot from the sun; you can't walk barefoot.