辛辣 xīn là

spicy hot (taste); fig. biting (criticism)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 29861st word

Definitions

  1. 1. spicy hot (taste)
  2. 2. fig. biting (criticism)

Characters

Character Meaning
辛 xīn HSK 4
(of taste) hot or pungent; laborious; suffering
辣 là HSK 4
hot (spicy); pungent; old variant of 辣là