怕热

怕熱
pàrè
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 to be sensitive to heat
  2. 2 to hate hot weather
  3. 3 heat-intolerant

Examples

HSK 2
Xiǎoháizi bǐ dàrén pàrè.
Small children tolerate heat less well than adults.
HSK 3
Wǒ tèbié pàrè, xiàtiān yīzhí kāikōngtiáo.
I really can't stand the heat - I keep the AC on all summer.
HSK 5
Tā bù pàrè, dàoshì pàlěng.
He doesn't mind the heat - it's the cold he can't take.

Tips

grammar
+ [stimulus] forms a productive "averse to X" pattern: 怕冷 (can’t take cold), 怕辣 (can’t take spicy food), 怕痛 (pain-averse), 怕黑 (afraid of the dark). here is weaker than English "afraid", it means "doesn’t handle well."

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