HSK 6 · Nature

炎热 yánrè “scorching hot (weather)” in Chinese

Traditional 炎熱

What 炎热 means

  1. scorching hot (weather)
  2. blistering hot
  3. sizzling hot (weather)

How to say 炎热

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale炎yán2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale热rè4th tone, falling

炎热 in a sentence

  1. 这里夏天非常炎热。

    Zhèlǐ xiàtiān fēicháng yánrè.

    Summers here are scorching.

    Sentence #1415759 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我爸爸不喜欢夏天炎热的天气。

    Wǒ bàba bù xǐhuan xiàtiān yánrè de tiānqì.

    My dad doesn’t like the scorching summer weather.

    Sentence #642834 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 在炎热的天气里，猫咪没精神地摊在地上。

    Zài yánrè de tiānqì lǐ, māomī méi jīngshén de tān zài dìshang.

    In the scorching heat, the cat lay sprawled listlessly on the ground.

    Sentence #8646172 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 炎热 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 炎 (yán) with each of its parts in a different colour
炎yánflame
  • 火fire · huǒ
  • 火fire · huǒ
The character 热 (rè) with each of its parts in a different colour
热rèto warm up
  • 执to execute · zhíSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 执 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with rè.

How to write 炎热

炎 8 strokes · 热 10 strokes

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炎热 (yánrè) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 炎热 (yánrè). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 炎热

Words with 炎

发炎fāyán · to become inflamed

Words with 热

热rè · hot热情rèqíng · cordial热闹rènao · bustling with noise and excitement热烈rèliè · enthusiastic热爱rè'ài · to love ardently热心rèxīn · enthusiastic亲热qīnrè · affectionate热门rèmén · popular热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears

More words: Nature & Environment

悬崖峭壁xuányáqiàobì · sheer cliff畜牧xùmù · animal husbandry严寒yánhán · bitter cold淹没yānmò · to submerge岩石yánshí · rock翼yì · wing蕴藏yùncáng · to hold in store宇宙yǔzhòu · universe

FAQs

炎热 (yánrè) means “scorching hot (weather)” or “blistering hot”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it yánrè: yán with a 2nd tone, then rè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 炎热 is written 炎熱. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type yanre with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 炎热 from the suggestions. Typing yanre into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
炎热 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.