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Main
English Definitionto warm up; to heat up; hot (of weather); heat; fervent
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(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄖㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jit6
Part of Speech(动) verb, (形) adjective, (名) noun
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Part of body/disease/symptoms
Part of weather
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=2

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热狗règǒuhot dog (loanword)
热水rèshuǐhot water
热情rèqíngcordial; enthusiastic; passion; passionate; passionately
热烈rèlièenthusiastic; ardent; warm
热爱rè'àito love ardently; to adore
Words With Same Tail Word    
闷热mēnrèsultry; sultriness; hot and stuffy; stifling hot
亲热qīnrèaffectionate; intimate; warmhearted; to get intimate with somebody
发热fārèto have a high temperature; feverish; unable to think calmly; to emit heat
加热jiārèto heat
火热huǒrèfiery; burning; fervent; ardent; passionate
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