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酷暑

Word · Noun

extreme summer heat; scorching summer

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

noun

extreme summer heat; scorching hot summer period

Refers specifically to the intensely hot period within summer, often emphasizing discomfort. Can be used interchangeably with 炎暑.

Kù酷
shǔ暑
nán难
nài耐
 ,
rén人
men们
dōu都
dāi待
zài在
kōng空
tiáo调
fáng房
lǐ里
 。

The scorching summer heat is unbearable; everyone stays in air-conditioned rooms.

Jīn今
nián年
xià夏
tiān天
qì气
wēn温
hěn很
gāo高
 ,
zhěng整
gè个
qī七
yuè月
dōu都
shì是
kù酷
shǔ暑
 。

This summer's temperatures are very high; the entire month of July has been a period of extreme heat.

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Gōng工
rén人
men们
zài在
kù酷
shǔ暑
xià下
jiān坚
chí持
gōng工
zuò作
 。

The workers persevered with their work under the blazing summer sun.

Zhèng政
fǔ府
fā发
bù布
le了
kù酷
shǔ暑
yù预
jǐng警
 。

The government issued an extreme heat warning.