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热

rè

hot

HSK 1 · Topic “Health and weather” HealthNatureDescribing words
hot
Memory picture

Character

热 rè

Strokes
10
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
执 to execute 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 今天很热。 Jīntiān hěn rè. It's very hot today.
  • 这个水很热。 Zhège shuǐ hěn rè. This water is very hot.
  • 房间里很热。 Fángjiān lǐ hěn rè. It's very hot in the room.
  • 菜还热呢。 Cài hái rè ne. The food is still hot.
  • 中午真热! Zhōngwǔ zhēn rè! It's really hot at noon!
  • 你热不热? Nǐ rè bu rè? Are you hot?
  • 水热了,喝茶吧。 Shuǐ rè le, hē chá ba. The water is hot; let's have tea.
  • 妈妈热饭呢。 Māma rè fàn ne. Mom is reheating the food.
  • 房间太热了,开门吧。 Fángjiān tài rè le, kāi mén ba. The room is too hot; open the door.
  • 今天太热,别出去了。 Jīntiān tài rè, bié chūqù le. It's too hot today; don't go out.

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