Word information
Simplified辣椒
Traditional辣椒
Pinyinlàjiāo
Part of speech名
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.05
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 辣椒
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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酸甜苦辣suān-tián-kǔ-là
lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom); fig. all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life
火辣辣huǒlàlàscorching hot; (of a burn or other injury) painful; burning; (of one's mood) agitated; heated; intense; (of a personality) fiery; sharp-tongued; (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot
麻辣málàhot and numbing
中辣zhōng làhot; medium level of spiciness
老辣lǎo làshrewd and ruthless; efficient and unscrupulous
辣条là tiáospicy sticks, a snack food similar to beef jerky but made with flour or dried beancurd instead of meat