酷热

酷熱

kùrè

adjective #29,418

Meanings

1 scorching hot
2 torrid
3 sweltering

Characters

extreme; cruel; cool; resembling

Examples

HSK 5

在酷热的沙漠中行走非常危险。

Zài kùrè de shāmò zhōng xíngzǒu fēicháng wēixiǎn.

Walking in the scorching desert is very dangerous.

HSK 6

酷热的夏天让人难以忍受。

Kùrè de xiàtiān ràng rén nányǐ rěnshòu.

The scorching hot summer is unbearable.

Tips

usage

酷热 is stronger than 炎热 (hot) or 热 (warm). The character 酷 intensifies meaning, similar to 'torrid' or 'blazing'. 酷 can also mean 'cool/awesome' in slang, but in 酷热 it retains its classical sense of 'extreme/cruel'.

Stroke Order

酷 kù

热 rè