Chinese word

暖

Pronunciation

Pinyinnuǎn

Meaning

  • adjectivewarm

Example

春天的阳光很暖和。chūn tiān de yáng guāng hěn nuǎn huo

The spring sunshine is warm.

Illustration for 暖 (warm)

More examples

家里有暖气，房间很暖和。jiā lǐ yǒu nuǎn qì fáng jiān hěn nuǎn huo

There is heating in the house, so the room is warm.

Core concept

A mild, comfortable warmth in a person, object, or surrounding air.

Common phrases

  • 暖和的天气nuǎn huo de tiān qì

    warm weather

  • 暖和的房间nuǎn huo de fáng jiān

    warm room

  • 感到暖和gǎn dào nuǎn huo

    feel warm

Similar words

暖和nuǎn huo: Pleasantly warm, especially when describing indoor air, rooms, or weather.
温暖wēn nuǎn: Warm and comfortable as a description of a region, climate, or season.
热rè: Very warm because the temperature is high and strongly felt.

Definition in Chinese

表示物体、空气或人体温度稍高，给人舒适、温暖的感觉。biǎo shì wù tǐ kōng qì huò rén tǐ wēn dù shāo gāo gěi rén shū shì wēn nuǎn de gǎn jué

Word origin

暖 (nuǎn, "warm") is a semantic-phonetic character in which 日 (rì, "sun") suggests warmth and 爰 (yuán, "phonetic component") supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • For everyday descriptions of weather, rooms, and body sensations, 暖和 (nuǎnhuo, "warm") is often more natural in conversation than the one-character adjective alone.

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