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上火 (shàng huǒ): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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上火 (shàng huǒ): Get angry (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

上火 consists of 2 characters.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 上火.

Words with 上

上午shàng wǔHSK 1
上班shàng bānHSK 2
早上zǎo shangHSK 2
晚上wǎn shangHSK 2
上网shàng wǎngHSK 3
马上mǎ shàngHSK 3
上下shàng xià
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Words with 火

火车站huǒ chē zhànHSK 2
发火fā huǒ
恼火nǎo huǒ
火候huǒ hou
火山huǒ shān
火暴huǒ bào
火柴huǒ chái
火灾huǒ zāi

How to Use 上火 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 上火 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Nounwith食物

shàng上

huǒ火

de的

shí食

wù物

neutral

heat-inducing food

Verb + Objectwith防止

fáng防

zhǐ止

shàng上

huǒ火

Adverb + Verbwith容易

róng容

yì易

shàng上

huǒ火

Verb + Aspect Particlewith了

shàng上

huǒ火

le了

informalSpoken

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.

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zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

duì对

fāng方

dài代

biǎo表

de的

wú无

lǐ理

yāo要

qiú求

ràng让

tā他

shùn瞬

jiān间

shàng上

huǒ火

，

dàn但

hěn很

kuài快

kè克

zhì制

zhù住

le了

。

During the negotiation, the unreasonable demands from the other party's representative made him instantly angry, but he quickly restrained himself.

zuì最

jìn近

tiān天

qì气

gān干

zào燥

，

hěn很

duō多

rén

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

zǒng总

shì是

yīn因

wèi为

xiǎo小

shì

jǐn尽

guǎn管

shòu受

dào到

tiǎo挑

xìn衅

，

tā他

bìng并

méi

áo熬

yè夜

gōng工

zuò作

jiā加

shàng上

yǐn饮

shí食

bù不

guī

yóu由

yú于

lián连

xù续

jiā加

bān班

hé和

yā压

lì力

guò

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.

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?

没

yǒu有

shàng上

huǒ火

，

fǎn反

ér而

bǎo保

chí持

le了

yōu优

yǎ雅

de的

fēng风

dù度

。

Despite being provoked, he did not get angry; instead, he maintained an elegant demeanor.

规

lǜ律

，

dǎo导

zhì致

tā他

yán严

zhòng重

shàng上

huǒ火

，

hóu喉

lóng咙

dōu都

zhǒng肿

le了

。

Staying up late to work and having irregular meals caused him to suffer from severe internal heat, and his throat became swollen.

过

dà大

，

tā他

bù不

jǐn仅

shàng上

huǒ火

，

hái还

chū出

xiàn现

le了

shī失

mián眠

de的

zhèng症

zhuàng状

。

Due to consecutive overtime work and excessive stress, he not only got angry but also developed symptoms of insomnia.