là

HSK 4

辣 (là) is a Chinese word meaning “hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting”.

Meanings

  1. 1hot (spicy)
  2. 2pungent
  3. 3(of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting
  4. 4to burn
Part of speech
adjective

Related words

辣old variant of 辣[la4]辣椒hot pepper辣椒酱red pepper paste火辣辣scorching hot心狠手辣(idiom) vicious; merciless泼辣shrewish辛辣spicy hot (taste)毒辣cruel麻辣hot and numbing酸甜苦辣lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)热辣辣burning hot; scorching辣酱油Worcestershire sauce

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