Chinese word

大辣

Pronunciation

Pinyindà là

Meaning

  • adjectivevery spicy

Example

这份小吃大辣，你能吃吗？zhè fèn xiǎo chī dà là nǐ néng chī ma

Can you eat this very spicy snack?

Illustration for 大辣 (very spicy)

More examples

我点了大辣的麻辣烫，吃得很过瘾。wǒ diǎn le dà là de má là tàng chī de hěn guò yǐn

I ordered very spicy malatang and found it very satisfying.

Core concept

A food flavor turned up to an intense level of heat.

Common phrases

  • 要大辣yào dà là

    want it very spicy

  • 不要大辣bú yào dà là

    do not want it very spicy

  • 大辣的菜dà là de cài

    very spicy food

Similar words

辣là: Having a hot taste that creates a sharp sensation in the mouth.
麻辣má là: Having strong spicy heat together with a numbing sensation in the mouth.

Definition in Chinese

形容食物或味道非常辣，辣味强烈，常用作口语或菜品标示。xíng róng shí wù huò wèi dào fēi cháng là là wèi qiáng liè cháng yòng zuò kóu yǔ huò cài pǐn biāo shì

Word origin

大 (dà, "big") + 辣 (là, "spicy") combines size with taste to mark an especially powerful degree of spiciness.

Usage tips

  • On a menu, this compact label may mark a restaurant's strong spice setting, but spice scales differ, so the label does not guarantee one fixed level everywhere.

Other meanings

  • extremely spicyadjective

Opposites

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