暖和

nuǎnhuo

adjective HSK 3 #6,338

Meanings

Jīntiān tiānqì hěn nuǎnhuo.

The weather is very warm today.

Wūzi lǐ nuǎnhuo duō le.

It's much warmer inside the room.

Hē bēi rè chá nuǎnhuo nuǎnhuo.

Have a cup of hot tea to warm up.

usage

The 和 in 暖和 is pronounced 'huo' (neutral tone), not 'hé.' This is a special reading.

usage

暖和 vs 热: 暖和 is 'pleasantly warm' (comfortable). 热 is 'hot' (can be uncomfortably so). 暖和 has a cozy, positive connotation.

grammar

Reduplication 暖和暖和 is used as a verb meaning 'to warm oneself up': 进来暖和暖和吧 (Come in and warm up).

暖 nuǎn

和 hé