温器 (wēnqì): heating device

Meanings

1 heating device
2 warmer
3 heater (clipped form, usually appearing in compounds)

Characters

温

Examples

请打开温器，房间太冷了。

Qǐng dǎkāi wēnqì, fángjiān tài lěng le.

Please turn on the heater, the room is too cold.

婴儿的奶瓶温器很实用。

Yīng'ér de nǎipíng wēnqì hěn shíyòng.

The baby bottle warmer is very practical.

Tips

mistakes

温器 alone is rare in modern Chinese — it shows up as a clipped form in compounds like 恒温器 (héngwēnqì, thermostat), 奶瓶温器 (bottle warmer), 暖器 (heater). For 'heater' on its own, prefer 取暖器 (qǔnuǎnqì) or 暖气 (nuǎnqì).