酷暑

kùshǔ
  1. intense heat
  2. extremely hot weather

CEDICT

  1. (of weather) extremely hot; blistering hot; scorching; blazing; sweltering
  2. extremely hot weather
  3. extremely hot; blistering hot; scorching; blazing; sweltering
  4. intense heat of summer

Wiktionary

极炎热的夏天。

重編國語辭典

Examples

你是怎么避开这酷暑的？

How are you keeping off this intense heat?

Source: Tatoeba

因为酷暑一直持续着，请谨防食物中毒。

Hot weather will continue, so please watch out for food poisoning.

Source: Tatoeba

因为酷暑一直持续着，请务必注意食物中毒。

Hot weather will continue, so please watch out for food poisoning.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 酷 kù
  1. ruthless
  2. strong (e.g. of wine)
  3. (loanword) cool
  4. hip
2 暑 shǔ
  1. heat
  2. hot weather
  3. summer heat