打得火热

打得火熱

dǎde-huǒrè

idiom #21,317

Meanings

1 to be on very good terms
2 to hit it off (with someone)
3 to be in the thick of it (battle, trading, etc.)
4 to carry on intimately

Characters

to strike / to play / to engage

resultative particle

hot / heated / intense

Examples

HSK 3

他和那个女孩最近打得火热，每天都见面。

Tā hé nàge nǚhái zuìjìn dǎde-huǒrè, měitiān dōu jiànmiàn.

He and that girl have been getting along extremely well lately, seeing each other every day.

HSK 6

赛场上双方打得火热，比分非常接近。

Sàichǎng shàng shuāngfāng dǎde-huǒrè, bǐfēn fēicháng jiējìn.

On the field both sides were in the thick of battle, with very close scores.

HSK 7-9

他们两个初次见面就打得火热，成了好朋友。

Tāmen liǎng gè chūcì jiànmiàn jiù dǎde-huǒrè, chéng le hǎo péngyǒu.

The two of them hit it off immediately at their first meeting and became good friends.

Tips

usage

打得火热 has a dual sense: it can describe people getting along exceedingly well (friendship or romance) or a situation that is in full swing (a fierce competition, brisk trading). The 火热 (fiery hot) element adds a vivid intensity to either meaning.

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

得 de

火 huǒ

热 rè