How to say “heating” in Chinese
heating, radiator
“Heating” in Chinese is 暖气, nuǎn qì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
暖气 is read nuǎn qì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 日 “sun”: warmth from the sun.
In 不客气 it is read with the neutral tone: qi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “暖气”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 暖气. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 暖气一点儿都不热nuǎnqìyìdiǎnrdōubúrèThe radiators aren't warm at all.
- 隔壁的暖气管道漏水了gébìdenuǎnqìguǎndàolòushuǐleThe heating pipe next door is leaking.
More words from the lesson “Water, heat and light”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “heating” in Chinese?
“Heating” in Chinese is 暖气, pinyin nuǎnqì.
What does 暖气 mean?
暖气 (nuǎnqì) means “heating, radiator”.
How do you write 暖气?
暖气 is 2 characters: 暖 (nuǎn) — warm; 气 (qì) — air, spirit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 暖气?
暖气 is read nuǎnqì. Tones: nuǎn — third tone, qì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“heating” in the lesson “Water, heat and light”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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