The English pronunciation of hot is: [h?t].

Chinese meaning: adj. High temperature; hot; feeling stuffy (or dry, damp) hot; making people feel hot

Phrases:

1. Awfully hot. Too hot.

2. not so hot, not very outstanding.

3. Pretty hot. Pretty hot.

4. Very hot. Very hot.

Usage:

Hot can be used as an attributive, predicative or object complement in a sentence. When used as a predicative. Often used with the preposition on.

The comparative form of hot is hotter, and the superlative form is hottest.

Example sentences:

1. A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you.

Drinking a bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you.

2. The hot weather has soured the milk.

The hot weather has soured the milk.

3. This dish is a bit hot.

This dish is a bit spicy.

4. I could not bear with his hot temper.

I could not bear his hot temper.

5. I am going to hot up some food for you.

I am going to hot up some food for you.

6. Things were beginning to hot up again there.

The situation there began to become tense again.