油汀

yóutīng

noun

Measure Word

一台油汀 tái

Meanings

1 oil-filled radiator heater
2 oil heater

Characters

(phonetic; lit. sandbar)

Examples

南方冬天没暖气，很多人用油汀。

Nánfāng dōngtiān méi nuǎnqì, hěn duō rén yòng yóutīng.

Southern China has no central heating in winter, so many people use oil heaters.

油汀加热慢，但是关掉以后还能保温很久。

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). 汀 is a rare character (originally meaning 'sandbar') used here phonetically for English '-tin/-tine'.

Stroke Order

油 yóu

汀 tīng