炙手可热 (炙手可熱)
zhì shǒu kě rè
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

可
kě
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 able to
  4. 4 to approve
  5. 5 to permit
  6. 6 to suit
  7. 7 (particle used for emphasis) certainly
  8. 8 very
可以
kě yǐ
  1. 1 can
  2. 2 may
  3. 3 possible
  4. 4 able to
  5. 5 not bad
  6. 6 pretty good
可惜
kě xī
  1. 1 it is a pity
  2. 2 what a pity
  3. 3 unfortunately
可爱
kě ài
  1. 1 adorable
  2. 2 cute
  3. 3 lovely
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
一蹴可几
yī cù kě jǐ
  1. 1 to succeed at the first try (idiom)
  2. 2 easy as pie
  3. 3 one can do it at once
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不可胜言
bù kě shèng yán
  1. 1 inexpressible (idiom)
  2. 2 beyond description

Sample Sentences

听说东野圭吾现在可是个炙手可热的悬疑小说家了，他的很多作品还被改编成了电影。
tīngshuō Dōngyě Guīwú xiànzài kěshì gè zhìshǒukěrè de xuányí xiǎoshuōjiā le ，tā de hěn duō zuòpǐn hái bèi gǎibiān chéng le diànyǐng 。
I hear Keigo Higashino is a really popular thriller novelist right now, many of his works have been adapted into films.
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