Meaning
hot (spicy); pungent
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “la” becomes a different word in each tone. 辣 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 辣椒là jiāohot pepper; chili
- 酸甜苦辣suān tián kǔ làlit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); fig. all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life
- 麻辣má làhot and numbing
- 火辣辣huǒ là làscorching hot; (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning; (of one's mood) agitated
- 中辣zhōng làhot; medium level of spiciness
Example Sentence
四川菜以又麻又辣而出名。Sì chuān cài yǐ yòu má yòu là ér chū míng.Sichuan cuisine is famous for being numbing and spicy.
四Sìfour川菜chuān càiSichuan or Szechuan cuisin以yǐby又yòuagain麻máhemp (variant of 麻)又yòuagain辣làhot (spicy)而érand出名chū míngwell-known for sth。