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How to Say ‘Hot one’ in Simplified Chinese

热的

rè de

[ruh duh]

💬 Usage Tip: [热的] means [the hot one] because [的] lets the noun stay unspoken. You can reuse this with choices: [冰的] for [the iced one], [大的] for [the big one].

Phrase Breakdown

[ruh]

hot; warm

Describes something hot, such as hot coffee or hot water.

Example

来一杯热的咖啡。

Bring me a hot coffee.

de

[duh]

-one; descriptive marker

A particle that turns an adjective into something like 'the ... one' or marks description.

Example

我今天想喝热的。

I want a hot one today.

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