辛辣

xīnlà
adjective #29,770

Meanings

  1. 1 spicy hot (of taste)
  2. 2 biting; caustic; pungent (of speech or writing)

Examples

Zhè dào cài de wèidào fēicháng xīnlà.
This dish is very spicy hot.
Pínglùnjiā de xīnlà pīpíng ràng dǎoyǎn shífēn nánkān.
The critic's biting criticism embarrassed the director greatly.

Tips

usage
辛辣 covers both literal spiciness (food) and figurative sharpness (words, criticism). Unlike alone, 辛辣 leans more literary and is common in written contexts when describing caustic commentary.

Stroke Order

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