油汀

yóutīng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 oil-filled radiator heater
  2. 2 oil heater

Examples

HSK 4
Nánfāng dōngtiān méi nuǎnqì, hěnduō rén yòng yóutīng.
Southern China has no central heating in winter, so many people use oil heaters.
HSK 7-9
Yóutīng jiārè màn, dànshì guāndiào yǐhòu hái néng bǎowēn hěn jiǔ.
Oil heaters warm up slowly, but they retain heat for a long time after being switched off.

Tips

usage
油汀 is the freestanding electric heater with finned panels filled with oil. Full name 电油汀 (diànyóutīng). Compare with 暖风机 (nuǎnfēngjī, fan heater - fast but loud) and 小太阳 (xiǎo tàiyáng, halogen 'small-sun' heater - radiant). is a rare character (originally meaning 'sandbar') used here phonetically for English '-tin/-tine'.

Stroke Order

yóu
tīng