热火

熱火
rèhuǒ
noun #30,618

Meanings

  1. 1 a roaring fire; intense heat
  2. 2 burning passion; fiery energy
  3. 3 (NBA) the Miami Heat (basketball team, full name 迈阿密热火)

Examples

HSK 4
Mài'āmì Rèhuǒ duì yòu yíng le yì chǎng.
The Miami Heat won another game.
HSK 5
Wū lǐ shāozhe yìduī rèhuǒ.
A roaring fire was burning in the room.

Tips

culture
Two distinct uses: (1) the literal "roaring fire / burning heat" (烧火; 炽热的火焰, 比喻激情); (2) since the late 1990s, the standard Chinese rendering of the Miami Heat NBA team - 迈阿密热火 - where 热 ("heat") plus 火 ("fire") doubles down on the team's name. Most modern hits in subtitle data are about the basketball team.

In Pop Culture

迈阿密热火 Mài'āmì Rèhuǒ
Miami Heat
NBA team founded 1988; three-time champions (2006, 2012, 2013), home arena in Miami, Florida.

Stroke Order

热 rè
火 huǒ