How to say “hot” in Chinese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
很热。
🔊 Hěn rè
Literally: “Very hot.”
💡 Simple
今天好热，多喝水，别中暑了。
🔊 Jīn tiān hǎo rè, duō hē shuǐ, bié zhòng shǔ le
Literally: “Today very hot, drink more water, don't get heatstroke.”
💡 中暑 = heatstroke, practical concern in China
热死了！骄阳似火，出门跟进烤炉一样！
🔊 Rè sǐ le! Jiāo yáng sì huǒ, chū mén gēn jìn kǎo lú yī yàng!
Literally: “Hot to death! Blazing sun like fire, going out is like entering an oven!”
💡 骄阳似火 = blazing sun like fire, classical idiom; 烤炉 = oven/furnace
About these Chinese phrases
These Chinese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing hot conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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