温热

溫熱
wēnrè
adjective #30,658

Meanings

  1. 1 warm; tepid
  2. 2 lukewarm
  3. 3 to warm up (food etc.)

Examples

Niúnǎi yào hē wēnrè de.
The milk should be drunk warm.
Qǐng bǎ fàn wēnrè yīxià.
Please warm the rice up a bit.

Tips

usage
On the temperature spectrum: (cold) — (cool) — (warm) — 温热 (warm-hot, slightly stronger than ) — (hot) — (scalding). 温热 is the comfortable 'just-warmed-up' zone — bath water, baby formula, leftover soup.
memory
(warm) + (hot) — picture warmth nudging into the hot zone. Also describes a comforting feeling: 温热拥抱 (a warm embrace).

Stroke Order

wēn