暖气

暖氣

nuǎnqì

noun HSK 4 #9,392

Meanings

1 heating; central heating
2 heater; radiator

Characters

Examples

北方冬天都有暖气。

Běifāng dōngtiān dōu yǒu nuǎnqì.

The north has heating in winter.

暖气开了，屋里很暖和。

Nuǎnqì kāi le, wūlǐ hěn nuǎnhuo.

The heating is on, the room is very warm.

南方很多地方没有暖气。

Nánfāng hěnduō dìfāng méiyǒu nuǎnqì.

Many places in the south don't have heating.

Tips

culture

In China, central heating (暖气) is generally only provided north of the Yangtze River (秦岭-淮河 line). Southerners often joke about freezing in winter without it.

Stroke Order

暖 nuǎn

气 qì