加热

加熱

jiārè

verb HSK 5 #8,893

Meanings

1 to heat
2 to warm up

Characters

to add; to apply

Examples

把饭加热一下再吃。

Bǎ fàn jiārè yīxià zài chī.

Heat up the food before eating.

这个可以用微波炉加热。

Zhège kěyǐ yòng wēibōlú jiārè.

This can be heated in the microwave.

水加热到一百度就会沸腾。

Shuǐ jiārè dào yībǎi dù jiù huì fèiténg.

Water boils when heated to 100 degrees.

Tips

grammar

加 + property is a productive pattern: 加热 (add heat), 加速 (add speed), 加深 (add depth), 加强 (add strength).

Stroke Order

加 jiā

热 rè