How to Say Hot in Chinese (Mandarin)

Tourist Simple survival phrases anyone can say

很热。

Hěn rè

Very hot.

Simple

Expat Natural conversational sentences

今天好热，多喝水，别中暑了。

Jīn tiān hǎo rè, duō hē shuǐ, bié zhòng shǔ le

Today very hot, drink more water, don't get heatstroke.

中暑 = heatstroke, practical concern in China

Local Idioms and expressions that sound native

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!

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

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