老辣 lǎo là

shrewd and ruthless; efficient and unscrupulous

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 91326th word

Definitions

  1. 1. shrewd and ruthless
  2. 2. efficient and unscrupulous

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
辣 là HSK 4
hot (spicy); pungent; old variant of 辣là