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酷热

Word · Adjective

scorching; extremely hot

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

adjective

scorching; extremely hot; sweltering

Describes intense heat, typically referring to weather or climate. Often used in formal or literary contexts as well as daily conversation.

Jīn今
nián年
xià夏
tiān天
kù酷
rè热
nán难
nài耐
 。

This summer has been unbearably scorching.

Shā沙
mò漠
dì地
qū区
bái白
tiān天
kù酷
rè热
 ,
yè夜
wǎn晚
hán寒
lěng冷
 。

Desert regions are scorching during the day and cold at night.

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
kù酷
rè热
de的
tiān天
qì气
ràng让
rén人
bù不
xiǎng想
chū出
mén门
 。

This sweltering weather makes people not want to go outside.

Zhèng正
zhí值
shèng盛
xià夏
 ,
tiān天
qì气
kù酷
rè热
 。

It is midsummer, and the weather is extremely hot.