炙手可热 zhì shǒu kě rè

hot (exciting or in favor)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 20229th word

Definitions

  1. 1. hot (exciting or in favor)
  2. 2. a mighty figure no-one dares approach
  3. 3. fig. arrogance of the powerful
  4. 4. lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
炙 zhì
to roast; to broil
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
可 kě HSK 2
can; may; able to
热 rè HSK 1
hot (of weather); heat; to heat up