Chinese word dictionary

滚烫

gǔn tàng · boiling hot

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Word information

Simplified滚烫

Traditional滾燙

Pinyingǔn tàng

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

滚gǔn

to boil, to roll, to turn

烫tàng

to scald; to iron clothes or hair

How to learn 滚烫

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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滚gǔn

to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!

烫tàng

to scald; to burn (by scalding); to blanch (cooking); to heat (sth) up in hot water; to perm; to iron; scalding hot

摇滚yáo gǔn

rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off

滚动gǔndòng

to roll; (to do sth) in a loop; to scroll (computing); to progressively expand (economics); to rumble (of thunder)