热门 熱門 rè mén popular / hot / in vogue syn 辣椒 là jiāo hot pepper / chili syn 炎热 炎熱 yán rè blistering hot / sizzling hot (weather) syn 温婉 溫婉 wēn wǎn sweet-tempered / gentle syn 热帖 熱帖 rè tiě hot thread (in an Internet forum) 热乎 熱乎 rè hu warm / hot / affectionate / ardent syn 火 huǒ fire / urgent / ammunition / fiery or flaming / internal heat (Chinese medicine) / hot (popular) / classifier for military units (old) / Kangxi radical 86 syn 热 熱 rè to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent syn 汤 湯 tāng soup / hot or boiling water / decoction of medicinal herbs / water in which sth has been boiled syn 辣 là hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn syn 烫 燙 tàng to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot syn 热点 熱點 rè diǎn hot spot / point of special interest syn 热血 熱血 rè xuè hot blood / warm-blooded (animal) / endothermic (physiology) syn 温泉 溫泉 wēn quán hot spring / spa / onsen syn 热水 熱水 rè shuǐ hot water syn 热销 熱銷 rè xiāo to sell well / hot-selling 火辣 huǒ là painful heat / scorching / rude and forthright / provocative / hot / sexy 怒火 nù huǒ rage / fury / hot anger syn 保温 保溫 bǎo wēn to keep hot / heat preservation 辣妹 là mèi hot chick / sexy girl / abbr. LM 升温 升溫 shēng wēn to become hot / temperature rise / (fig.) to intensify / to hot up / to escalate / to get a boost 火烧 火燒 huǒ shāo to set fire to / to burn down / burning hot / baked cake syn 躲开 躲開 duǒ kāi to stay out of (hot water, trouble, awkward situation etc) / to avoid (sb) syn 过热 過熱 guò rè too hot / (fig.) (economics) overheated / (physics) to superheat 红星 紅星 hóng xīng red star / five pointed star as symbol or communism or proletariat / hot film star 麻辣 má là hot and numbing syn 炽热 熾熱 chì rè red-hot / glowing / blazing / (fig.) passionate syn 灼热 灼熱 zhuó rè burning hot / scorching syn 热泪 熱淚 rè lèi hot tears 辛辣 xīn là spicy hot (taste) / fig. biting (criticism) syn 滚烫 滾燙 gǔn tàng boiling hot syn 热处理 熱處理 rè chǔ lǐ hot treatment (e.g. of metal) 仁义 仁義 rén yi affable and even-tempered syn 闷热 悶熱 mēn rè sultry / sultriness / hot and stuffy / stifling hot syn 游资 遊資 yóu zī floating capital / idle fund / hot money 白热化 白熱化 bái rè huà to turn white-hot / to intensify / to reach a climax syn 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out / to come to nothing / to dawdle / to stall / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath syn 铁板 鐵板 tiě bǎn iron panel / hot iron plate for fast grilling (Japanese: teppan) 鲁莽 魯莽 lǔ mǎng hot-headed / impulsive / reckless syn 心平气和 心平氣和 xīn píng qì hé tranquil and even-tempered (idiom) / calmly and without stress syn 酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat / extremely hot weather syn 发烫 發燙 fā tàng burning hot 炙热 炙熱 zhì rè extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm) 热风 熱風 rè fēng hot wind / hot air syn 热钱 熱錢 rè qián hot money, money flowing from one currency to another in the hope of quick profit 猛料 měng liào hot news item / awesome 炙手可热 炙手可熱 zhì shǒu kě rè lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom) / fig. arrogance of the powerful / a mighty figure no-one dares approach / hot (exciting or in favor) 滚开 滾開 gǔn kāi to boil (of liquid) / boiling hot / Get out! / Go away! / fuck off (rude) syn 热茶 熱茶 rè chá hot tea 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 乘势 乘勢 chéng shì to seize the opportunity / to strike while the iron is hot syn 电炉 電爐 diàn lú electric stove / hot plate 风口 風口 fēng kǒu air vent / drafty place / wind gap (geology) / tuyere (furnace air nozzle) / (fig.) hot trend / fad 热插拔 熱插拔 rè chā bá hot swapping 热土 熱土 rè tǔ homeland / hot piece of real estate syn 势如破竹 勢如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force syn 艳阳天 艷陽天 yàn yáng tiān bright sunny day / blazing hot day 和顺 和順 hé shùn sweet-tempered / acquiescent syn 水煮鱼 水煮魚 shuǐ zhǔ yú Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil 麻辣烫 麻辣燙 má là tàng hot spicy soup (often sold at street stalls) 泡温泉 泡溫泉 pào wēn quán to soak in a spa or hot spring 红辣椒 紅辣椒 hóng là jiāo hot red pepper / chili 热乎乎 熱乎乎 rè hū hū warm / (of food) piping hot / (fig.) roused to warm feelings syn 炎夏 yán xià hot summer / scorching summer syn 热狗 熱狗 rè gǒu hot dog (loanword) 榨菜 zhà cài hot pickled mustard tuber 热熔胶 熱熔膠 rè róng jiāo hot-melt adhesive / hot glue 热水澡 熱水澡 rè shuǐ zǎo hot bath or shower 抢手货 搶手貨 qiǎng shǒu huò a best-seller / a hot property 热气球 熱氣球 rè qì qiú hot air balloon 趁热打铁 趁熱打鐵 chèn rè dǎ tiě to strike while the iron is hot syn 出尔反尔 出爾反爾 chū ěr fǎn ěr old: to reap the consequences of one's words (idiom, from Mencius) / modern: to go back on one's word / to blow hot and cold / to contradict oneself / inconsistent syn 热敷 熱敷 rè fū to apply a hot compress 热裤 熱褲 rè kù hot pants 涮羊肉 shuàn yáng ròu Mongolian hot pot / instant-boiled mutton (dish) 热水瓶 熱水瓶 rè shuǐ píng thermos bottle / vacuum bottle / hot water dispenser (appliance) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 热水袋 熱水袋 rè shuǐ dài hot-water bottle 朝三暮四 zhāo sān mù sì lit. say three in the morning but four in the evening (idiom) / to change sth that is already settled upon / indecisive / to blow hot and cold syn 奋起直追 奮起直追 fèn qǐ zhí zhuī to catch up vigorously / to set off in hot pursuit syn 热饮 熱飲 rè yǐn hot drink 暑热 暑熱 shǔ rè hot (summer) weather syn 热干面 熱乾面 rè gān miàn noodles served hot, with toppings including sesame paste and soy sauce – popular in Wuhan as a breakfast dish or late-night snack 火烧云 火燒雲 huǒ shāo yún nuée ardente / hot cloud of volcanic ash syn 三伏 sān fú the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August syn 中伏 zhōng fú the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year syn 酸辣汤 酸辣湯 suān là tāng hot and sour soup / sour and spicy soup 热食 熱食 rè shí hot food 秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ hot spell during autumn / Indian summer 火烧火燎 火燒火燎 huǒ shāo huǒ liáo restless with anxiety / unbearably hot and anxious syn 阿鼻地狱 阿鼻地獄 ā bí dì yù (Buddhism) the Avici Hell, the last and most painful of the eight hot hells 慢性子 màn xìng zi slow-tempered / phlegmatic / a slowcoach syn 暑天 shǔ tiān hot (summer) day syn 炮烙 páo lào the hot pillar (ancient Chinese torture instrument) 涮涮锅 涮涮鍋 shuàn shuàn guō shabu-shabu (loanword) / Japanese hot pot 百炼成钢 百煉成鋼 bǎi liàn chéng gāng to be tempered into a steel syn 买空卖空 買空賣空 mǎi kōng mài kōng to speculate / to play the market / (fig.) to sell hot air / to swindle people by posing as a reputable operator syn 