暖和

nuǎnhuo

adjective HSK 3 #6,338

Meanings

今天天气很暖和。

Jīntiān tiānqì hěn nuǎnhuo.

The weather is very warm today.

屋子里暖和多了。

Wūzi lǐ nuǎnhuo duō le.

It's much warmer inside the room.

喝杯热茶暖和暖和。

Hē bēi rèchá 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