zhì rè is hot or blazing?

zhì rè means hot, not blazing. The pinyin for blazing is chì rè.

Word: sizzling heat

Pinyin: zhì rè

Explanation: as hot as a fire, describing extreme heat.

Word: blazing

Pinyin: chì rè

Explanation: ① Describe extremely high temperature; extremely hot: blazing summer vacation; blazing and unbearable.

②(Emotions, etc.) Warmth: fiery heart; fiery emotions.

According to the fifth edition of Modern Chinese, blazing is explained as: extremely hot.