辣

Hot (spicy) in Chinese: 辣 (là)

là

hot (spicy)

HSK 3.0 Level 42 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1hot (spicy)
  2. 2pungent
  3. 3(of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting
  4. 4to burn

Stroke order

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辣

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄚˋ

là

ㄌ/ lㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 不是很辣。

    bú shì hěn là。

    It is not very spicy.

  • 我不吃辣。

    wǒ bù chī là。

    I don't eat spicy food.

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Related words

辣椒

là jiāo

hot pepper

麻辣

má là

hot and numbing

火辣辣

huǒ là là

painful heat

酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ là

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot

来不及

lái bu jí

there's not enough time (to do sth)

来得及

lái de jí

to have enough time

冷静

lěng jìng

calm

力气

lì qi

strength

俩

liǎ

two (colloquial equivalent of 两个)

律师

lǜ shī

lawyer

毛巾

máo jīn

towel

梦

mèng

dream

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