辣 là hot
怎么记住“辣”: 辛 spicy + 束 bundle = hot. At the market, the cook buys a spicy pepper and a bundle of chillies, and his soup comes out far too hot.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
辣 = 辛 spicy + 束 bundle
- 辛 spicy meaning
- 束 bundle sound
At the market, the cook buys a spicy pepper and a bundle of chillies, and his soup comes out far too hot.
How it came to be
Spicy gives the meaning, and the right part is a shortened sound part.
用法
- Spicy-hot to the taste: 这个菜很辣 (zhège cài hěn là) this dish is very spicy; 辣椒 (làjiāo) chili pepper.
- 麻辣 (málà) pairs it with the numbing 麻 for the classic Sichuan tongue-tingling heat.
- Figuratively a woman can be 泼辣 (pōlà) feisty/fiery; 辣 also appears in 酸甜苦辣 (suān-tián-kǔ-là), "sour-sweet-bitter-spicy," a set phrase for life's ups and downs.
含“辣”的词语
例句
- 辣椒、洋葱和胡萝卜都属于蔬菜类。 Làjiāo、yángcōng hé húluóbo dōu shǔyú shūcàilèi.Peppers, onions and carrots are all vegetables.