辣 là

“hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting”

adjective, adjective / noun, verbHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4

新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level

辣 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.

Entry 1449: 辣 là — Level 4; official annotation 4 (形). PDF page 116

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用法How to use 辣

辣 describes food that tastes spicy-hot, like chili. It is an adjective, commonly used with 很, 太, or 不, and often appears in the phrase 吃辣 meaning “to eat spicy food.” It does not mean hot in temperature.

例句Example sentences

这个菜太辣了，请给我一杯水。zhè ge cài tài là le, qǐng gěi wǒ yì bēi shuǐ.This dish is too spicy; please give me a glass of water.
你喜欢吃辣的吗？nǐ xǐ huan chī là de ma?Do you like spicy food?
我不太能吃辣。wǒ bú tài néng chī là.I can't eat much spicy food.

义项All meanings

là: old variant of 辣
là: hot (spicy); pungent; (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting; to burn