白热化 (báirèhuà): to reach white heat

Meanings

Literally 'white-heat-ize' — to become white-hot, i.e., to reach maximum intensity.

Jìngzhēng yǐjīng báirèhuà le.

The competition has reached white-hot intensity.

Liǎng guó zhījiān de màoyìzhàn rìqū báirèhuà.

The trade war between the two countries is intensifying day by day.

memory

White heat is hotter than red heat — when metal gets so hot it glows white. 白热化 means a situation has escalated to the most intense stage possible.

白 bái

热 rè

化 huà