Chinese word

热敷

Pronunciation

Pinyinrè fū

Meaning

  • verbapply heat

Example

用热水袋热敷腰部。yòng rè shuǐ dài rè fū yāo bù

Apply heat to the lower back with a hot-water bottle.

Illustration for 热敷 (apply heat)

More examples

运动后可以对酸痛处用热敷缓解不适。yùn dòng hòu ké yǐ duì suān tòng chù yòng rè fū huán jiě bú shì

After exercise, you can apply heat to sore areas to relieve discomfort.

Core concept

Warmth held against one local area to ease discomfort or support recovery.

Common phrases

  • 用热敷缓解疼痛yòng rè fū huán jiě téng tòng

    use heat to relieve pain

  • 热敷肩颈rè fū jiān jǐng

    apply heat to the shoulders and neck

  • 局部热敷缓解不适jú bù rè fū huán jiě bú shì

    apply heat locally to relieve discomfort

Similar words

贴tiē: Putting a sticker, cloth, or similar item onto skin or another surface so it stays there.
敷fū: Applying medicine or a cloth over a sore or injured part of the body.
包bāo: Wrapping cloth or a bag around a part of the body to cover it.

Definition in Chinese

将热的敷料敷在皮肤表面，通过持续温热作用缓解局部不适或辅助恢复的外用处理。jiāng rè de fū liào fū zài pí fū biǎo miàn tōng guò chí xù wēn rè zuò yòng huán jiě jú bù bú shì huò fǔ zhù huī fù de wài yòng chú lǐ

Word origin

热敷 (rèfū, "apply heat") combines 热 (rè, "hot") + 敷 (fū, "apply over a surface"), so its meaning is built from warmth spread onto a specific area.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, 热敷 (rèfū, "apply heat") often appears with 一下 (yíxià, "briefly") to frame the action as short and limited.

Other meanings

  • hot packnoun
  • use a compressverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 热敷垫rè fū diànheat padnoun
  • 热敷器rè fū qìheating devicenoun

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