辣

là

Novice Level 2*
Stative verb

辣 (là) is a Chinese word meaning “hot (spicy)”. It sits at TOCFL Level 2* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. hot (spicy)
  2. pungent
  3. (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting
  4. to burn

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Example

這道菜太辣了。

This dish is too spicy.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).