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  • 1

    v.suffer from excessive internal heat

    • tā shàng huǒ le suǒ yǐ yǎn jing hóng hóng de

      上火所以眼睛

      He suffered from excessive internal heat, and that's why he's got red eyes.

    • tā bí zi liú xuè yī zhǔn shì shàng huǒ le

      鼻子流血一准上火

      His nose is bleeding. He must be suffering from excessive internal heat.

    • wǒ jué de hěn bù cuò xiàn zài jiǔ gè yuè le chī le yě bù huì shàng huǒ

      觉得不错现在不会上火

      I feel very good. It has been nine months, and I do not eat at the fire.

  • 2

    v.dialget angry; get inflamed

    • tā yào shi shàng huǒ shuí quàn yě bù xíng

      要是上火不行

      No one can bring him round if he flares up.

    • tīng dào tā cū lǔ de huà tā zhēn shi shàng huǒ le

      听到粗鲁真是上火

      She was genuinely angered at his impolite words.

Word usage

  • "上" and "火" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 整个

      He got very angry.

    • He's angry. Leave him alone.