供热

供熱

gōngrè

verb #36,584

Meanings

1 to supply heating (for a building)
2 central heating service
3 heat supply

Characters

to supply; to provide

Examples

北方城市每年十一月开始供热。

Běifāng chéngshì měi nián shíyī yuè kāishǐ gōngrè.

Northern Chinese cities start central heating every November.

今年冬天我们小区供热不太好。

Jīnnián dōngtiān wǒmen xiǎoqū gōngrè bú tài hǎo.

The heating in our compound has not been very good this winter.

供热公司正在抢修管道。

Gōngrè gōngsī zhèngzài qiǎngxiū guǎndào.

The heating company is rushing to repair the pipes.

Tips

culture

China's official 'heating line' runs roughly along the Qinling-Huai River (秦岭-淮河) — north of it, cities have municipal central heating (集中供热) running roughly Nov 15 to Mar 15; south of it, residents rely on AC and space heaters even when it gets close to freezing. Whether your city has 供热 is itself a north-south cultural marker.

Stroke Order

供 gōng

热 rè