steaming hot; piping hot
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
steaming hot; piping hot; giving off heat or steam
As a state word (状态词), it typically requires the particle 的 when modifying nouns (e.g., 热腾腾的包子). In colloquial speech, it is also pronounced rè tēng tēng (first tone on both 腾 syllables).
Yī一
lóng笼
rè热
téng腾
téng腾
de的
bāo包
zi子
duān端
shàng上
le了
zhuō桌
。
A steaming basket of buns was brought to the table.
Tài太
yáng阳
luò落
le了
shān山
，
dì地
shang上
hái还
shi是
rè热
téng腾
téng腾
de的
。
The sun has set, but the ground is still steaming hot.
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Mā妈
ma妈
duān端
lái来
yī一
wǎn碗
rè热
téng腾
téng腾
de的
tāng汤
。
Mom brought over a steaming hot bowl of soup.
Tā他
hē喝
le了
yī一
kǒu口
rè热
téng腾
téng腾
de的
chá茶
，
gǎn感
jué觉
shū舒
fu服
duō多
le了
。
He took a sip of the steaming hot tea and felt much better.