烈火乾柴 liè huǒ gān chái

fig. consuming passion between lovers

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. consuming passion between lovers
  2. 2. lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom); inferno in a woodpile

Characters

Character Meaning
烈 liè HSK 5
intense; fierce; ardent
火 huǒ HSK 2
fire; hot (popular); fiery or flaming
乾 gān
surname Qian
柴 chái HSK 5
firewood; lean (of meat); thin (of a person)