shàng
huǒ

HSK 7-9
common
verb

Meaning of 上火

上火 means to suffer from internal heat; to have inflammation (TCM); to get angry; to lose one's temper (dialect). Pronounced shàng huǒ. HSK 7-9.

  • to suffer from internal heat; to have inflammation (TCM)
  • to get angry; to lose one's temper (dialect)

Definitions & Examples

Zuì
jìn
chī
tài
duō
 
shàng
huǒ
le
 
hóu
lóng
tòng
 

I've been eating too much spicy food lately and have gotten 'internal heat'—my throat is sore.

shàng
huǒ
le
 
yǎn
jing
hóng
hóng
de
 
hái
liú
xiě
 

He has internal heat; his eyes are red and he has nosebleeds.

diǎn
huā
chá
jiàng
huǒ
 

Drinking some chrysanthemum tea can help reduce internal heat.

Hái
zi
biàn便
gān
zào
 
néng
shì
shàng
huǒ
le
 

If the child has dry stool, they might be suffering from internal heat.