取暖费

取暖費

qǔnuǎnfèi

noun

Meanings

1 heating fee (annual charge for district heating in northern China)

Characters

Examples

HSK 3

今年取暖费按面积收，一平米三十块。

Jīnnián qǔnuǎnfèi àn miànjī shōu, yī píngmǐ sānshí kuài.

Heating fees this year are charged by area, at 30 yuan per square meter.

HSK 7-9

北方业主每年冬天都要交取暖费。

Běifāng yèzhǔ měinián dōngtiān dōu yào jiāo qǔnuǎnfèi.

Homeowners in the north pay a heating fee every winter.

Tips

culture

Only applies north of the Qinling-Huaihe line, which has state-run district heating (集中供暖) November-March. Southerners joke enviously about it; Shanghainese heat with AC instead.

Stroke Order

取 qǔ

暖 nuǎn

费 fèi