"Chili" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 辣椒 | là jiāo | hot pepper / chili |   |
| 红辣椒 | hóng là jiāo | hot red pepper / chili | |
| 辣子 | là zi | cayenne pepper / chili | |
| 番椒 | fān jiāo | hot pepper / chili | |
| 牛角椒 | niú jiǎo jiāo | Cayenne pepper / red pepper / chili | |
| 厉害 |  lì hai | (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent | |
| 吃力 | chī lì | to entail strenuous effort / to toil at a task / strenuous / laborious / strain | |
| 水煮鱼 | shuǐ zhǔ yú | Sichuan poached sliced fish in hot chili oil | |
| 辣椒酱 | là jiāo jiàng | red pepper paste / chili sauce | |
| 红油 | hóng yóu | chili oil | |
| 尖椒 | jiān jiāo | chili pepper | |
| 豆瓣酱 | dòu bàn jiàng | sticky chili bean sauce / doubanjiang | |
| 口水鸡 | kǒu shuǐ jī | steamed chicken with chili sauce | |
| 辣 | là | hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn | |
| 斥力 | chì lì | repulsion (in electrostatics) / repulsive force | |
| 麻婆豆腐 | má pó dòu fǔ | mapo tofu / stir-fried beancurd in chili sauce | |
| 断魂椒 | duàn hún jiāo | king cobra or ghost chili (Naga jolokia) | |
| 辣汁 | là zhī | hot sauce / chili sauce | |
| 馋嘴蛙 | chán zuǐ wā | sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce | |
| 池莉 | chí lì | sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce | |
| 敕力 | chì lì | sautéed bullfrog with chili sauce | |
| 鱼香 | yú xiāng | yuxiang, a seasoning of Chinese cuisine that typically contains garlic, scallions, ginger, sugar, salt, chili peppers etc (Although "yuxiang" literally means "fish fragrance", it contains no seafood.) | |
| 朝天椒 | cháo tiān jiāo | chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var) | |
| 辣豆酱 | là dòu jiàng | chili con carne | |
