shàng​huǒ HSK7

internal heat

上火 shàng​huǒ
internal heat verb
to suffer from excessive internal heat according to traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), often manifesting as sores or inflammation

I've been eating too many lychees lately and have developed 'internal heat,' so my throat is a bit sore.

angry verb
to become angry, irritated, or worked up over something

Don't get worked up over such a small matter; it's not worth it.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
0.420 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
5.65 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

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