辛辣

xīnlà
adjective #29,770

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
Zhè dào cài de wèidào fēicháng xīnlà.
This dish is very spicy hot.
HSK 7-9
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 辣 alone, 辛辣 leans more literary and is common in written contexts when describing caustic commentary.

Stroke Order

辛 xīn
辣 là