取暖费

取暖費

qǔnuǎnfèi

noun

Meanings

1 heating fee (annual charge for district heating in northern China)

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Examples

北方业主每年冬天都要交取暖费。

Běifāng yèzhǔ měi nián dōngtiān dōu yào jiāo qǔnuǎnfèi.

Homeowners in the north pay a heating fee every winter.

今年取暖费按面积收，一平米三十块。

Jīnnián qǔnuǎnfèi àn miànjī shōu, yī píngmǐ sānshí kuài.

Heating fees this year are charged by area, at 30 yuan per square meter.

Tips

culture

Only applies north of the Qinling-Huaihe line, which has state-run district heating (集中供暖) November-March. Southerners joke enviously about it; Shanghainese heat with AC instead.

Stroke Order

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暖 nuǎn

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