暖气 (暖氣)
nuǎn qì
Pinyin

Definition

暖气 (暖氣)
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nuǎn qì
  1. central heating
  2. heater
  3. warm air

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

暖
nuǎn
  1. 1 old variant of 暖[nuǎn]
保暖
bǎo nuǎn
  1. 1 to stay warm
  2. 2 to protect against the cold
暖暖
Nuǎn nuǎn
  1. 1 Nuannuan district of Keelung City 基隆市[Jī lóng shì], Taiwan
温暖
wēn nuǎn
  1. 1 warm
冷暖
lěng nuǎn
  1. 1 lit. daily changes of temperature
  2. 2 fig. well-being
  3. 3 sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc

Idioms (4)

嘘寒问暖
xū hán wèn nuǎn
  1. 1 to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
  2. 2 to pamper
春江水暖鸭先知
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī
  1. 1 lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
风和日暖
fēng hé rì nuǎn
  1. 1 gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心
bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīn
  1. 1 lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哎，还是我们北方好啊，有暖气。
ài ，háishì wǒmen běifāng hǎo a ，yǒu nuǎnqì 。
Agh, up north it's much better. There's central heating.
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吹着暖气吃冰棍儿。
chuī zhe nuǎnqì chī bīnggùnr 。
I'm enjoying the heat while eating a popsicle.
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冬天气温倒是不低，不过南方是湿冷，多穿衣服都没用。什么都是潮湿的，像吸了水似的。再加上没暖气，冷起来真要命。一到冬天我就特别怀念北方的火炉或者暖气。
dōngtiān qìwēn dàoshì bù dī ，bùguò nánfāng shì shīlěng ，duō chuān yīfu dōu méiyòng 。shénme dōu shì cháoshī de ，xiàng xī le shuǐ shìde 。zài jiāshang méi nuǎnqì ，lěng qǐlái zhēn yàomìng 。yī dào dōngtiān wǒ jiù tèbié huáiniàn běifāng de huǒlú huòzhě nuǎnqì 。
Winter temperatures aren't actually low, but in the south it's a wet cold, and wearing more layers doesn't help. Everything is humid, like you're breathing water in. Plus there's no central heating, so when it gets cold it's awful. When winter comes, I especially miss the stoves and central heat of the north.
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哈哈，你们北方室内都有暖气吧？
hāhā ，nǐmen běifāng shìnèi dōu yǒu nuǎnqì ba ？
Haha, does every place inside in the North have central heating?
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