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上火 (shàng huǒ): Get angry (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
Level 7-9
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上 • shàng • up; above; on; previous • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
shàng
上
up; above; on; previous
火 • huǒ • fire • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
huǒ
火
fire
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 上火.
Words with
上
上午
shàng wǔ
morning
上学
shàng xué
to go to school
上课
shàng kè
to go to class
上去
shàng qu
to go up
上来
shàng lai
to come up
上班
shàng bān
start work
上面
shàng miàn
on top of
早上
zǎo shang
early morning
Words with
火
火车
huǒ chē
train
火车站
huǒ chē zhàn
railway station
火柴
huǒ chái
match
火锅
huǒ guō
hotpot
着火
zháo huǒ
to burn
恼火
nǎo huǒ
annoyed; irritated; vexed
火灾
huǒ zāi
serious fire (in a city or a forest etc)
火焰
huǒ yàn
flame; blaze
4.
How to Use 上火 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
食物
shàng
上
huǒ
火
de
的
shí
食
wù
物
neutral
heat-inducing food
Verb + Object
with
防止
fáng
防
zhǐ
止
shàng
上
huǒ
火
Adverb + Verb
with
容易
róng
容
yì
易
shàng
上
huǒ
火
Verb + Aspect Particle
with
了
shàng
上
huǒ
火
le
了
informal
Spoken
5.
Example Sentences with 上火
wǒ
我
chī
吃
tài
太
duō
多
là
辣
de
的
shàng
上
neutral
prevent internal heat
neutral
prone to internal heat
have internal heat
huǒ
火
le
了
。
I ate too much spicy food and got internal heat.
Tīng
听
dào
到
zhè
这
ge
个
xiāo
消
xi
息
，
tā
他
lì
立
kè
刻
shàng
上
huǒ
火
le
了
。
Upon hearing this news, he immediately got angry.
tīng
听
dào
到
zhè
这
ge
个
bù
不
gōng
公
píng
平
de
的
jué
决
dìng
定
，
tā
他
lì
立
kè
刻
shàng
上
huǒ
火
，
liǎn
脸
sè
色
biàn
变
de
得
tiě
铁
qīng
青
。
Upon hearing this unfair decision, he immediately got angry, and his face turned pale with rage.
zuì
最
jìn
近
tiān
天
qì
气
gān
干
zào
燥
，
hěn
很
duō
多
rén
人
róng
容
yì
易
shàng
上
huǒ
火
，
yào
要
duō
多
hē
喝
shuǐ
水
。
Recently, the weather has been dry, and many people are prone to getting internal heat, so they should drink more water.
nǐ
你
wèi
为
shén
什
me
么
zǒng
总
shì
是
yīn
因
wèi
为
xiǎo
小
shì
事
shàng
上
huǒ
火
，
bù
不
néng
能
lěng
冷
jìng
静
chǔ
处
lǐ
理
wèn
问
tí
题
ma
吗
？
Why do you always get angry over trivial matters? Can't you handle problems calmly?
