How to say “water heater” in Chinese
water heater
“Water heater” in Chinese is 热水器, rè shuǐ qì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
热水器 is read rè shuǐ qì: 3 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
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.
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Four 口 around 犬 “dog”: a dog guarding the dishes.
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 “热水器”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 热水器. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 师傅，我家的热水器坏了，您能来看看吗？shīfu,wǒjiāderèshuǐqìhuàile,nínnéngláikànkanmaHello, my water heater is broken — could you come and take a look?
- 我们家装了太阳能热水器wǒmenjiāzhuāngletàiyángnéngrèshuǐqìWe've installed a solar water heater at home.
More words from the lesson “Water, heat and light”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “water heater” in Chinese?
“Water heater” in Chinese is 热水器, pinyin rèshuǐqì.
What does 热水器 mean?
热水器 (rèshuǐqì) means “water heater”.
How do you write 热水器?
热水器 is 3 characters: 热 (rè) — hot; 水 (shuǐ) — water; 器 (qì) — device, utensil. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 热水器?
热水器 is read rèshuǐqì. Tones: rè — fourth tone, shuǐ — third tone, qì — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“water heater” 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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