Korean word

난방비

Pronunciation

Romanizationnanbangbi

Meaning

  • nounheating bill

Example

이번 달 난방비가 평소보다 많이 나왔어요.i beon tal nan bang bi ga pyeong so bo da ma ni na wa sseo yo

This month's heating bill was higher than usual.

Illustration for 난방비 (heating bill)

More examples

보일러 온도를 낮춰서 난방비를 줄였어요.po il leo on do reul nat chwo seo nan bang bi reul chu ryeo sseo yo

I lowered the boiler temperature to reduce my heating bill.

Core concept

Money spent to keep a home or building warm, including the energy used by its heating system.

Common phrases

  • 난방비를 내다nan bang bi reul nae da

    pay the heating bill

  • 난방비가 오르다nan bang bi ga o reu da

    heating bill goes up

  • 난방비를 줄이다nan bang bi reul chu ri da

    reduce the heating bill

Similar words

관리비kwallibi: A regular fee paid for maintaining and operating shared facilities in a residential building.
공과금konggwageum: Regular household charges for public services such as water, electricity, and gas.
전기요금cheongiyogeum: The amount charged for electricity based on how much power is used.

Definition in Korean

난방비는 난방 기구나 중앙난방 사용에 따라 발생하는 연료비·전기료 등을 포함하는 난방 관련 지출을 말하는 명사.nan bang bi neun nan bang ki gu na chung ang nan bang sa yong e tta ra pal saeng ha neun yeol lyo bi cheon gi ryo teung eul po ham ha neun nan bang kwal lyeon chi chu reul mal ha neun myeong sa

Word origin

난방비 (nanbangbi, "heating expense") is a Sino-Korean compound of 난방 (nanbang, "heating") and 비 (bi, "expense"), so its form directly reflects its meaning.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, it often appears in household-budget talk about winter costs and changing energy use.

Opposites

  • 냉방비naengbangbicooling billnoun

Related words

  • 난방nanbangheatingnoun
  • 난방기nanbanggiheating appliancenoun
  • 난방비용nanbangbiyongheating costsnoun

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