167 Spicy

Do you like spicy food? Which part of China has the spiciest food, could it be Hunan or Sichuan? Stephen Turban, Harvard University student, talks about his favorite kind of spicy food with ShaoLan, including the infamous “Ma La” hotpot! Aside from food, a good looking girl can also be described as a “spicy” girl in Chinese.

The Chinese word for “spicy” is , and for a pretty (or sexy) girl, you would say 辣妹 “spicy girl.”

Learn With Stephen Turban

Speaking Chinese has opened up hundreds of possibilities

Join Our 600,000 Followers

Spicy
So spicy
好辣
hǎo là
Too spicy
太辣
tài là
Is it spicy?
辣嗎? / 辣吗?
là ma
To fear, be afraid of
Afraid of spicy food
怕辣
pà là
Not afraid of spicy food
不怕辣
bù pà là
Numb
Spicy hot pot
麻辣火鍋 / 麻辣火锅
má là huǒ guō
Hot sexy girl
辣妹
là mèi

Become a Golden Chineasian

Want to master all the phrases taught in Talk Chineasy? Want to level up your Chinese and surprise your friends? Become a Golden Chineasian and enjoy useful custom learning materials!

Join Now