温热

溫熱
wēnrè
adjective #30,658

Meanings

  1. 1 warm; tepid
  2. 2 lukewarm
  3. 3 to warm up (food etc.)

Examples

HSK 1
Niúnǎi yào hē wēnrè de.
The milk should be drunk warm.
HSK 3
Qǐng bǎ fàn wēnrè yīxià.
Please warm the rice up a bit.

Tips

usage
On the temperature spectrum: (cold), (cool), (warm), 温热 (warm-hot, slightly stronger than ), (hot), (scalding). 温热 is the comfortable 'just-warmed-up' zone, bath water, baby formula, leftover soup.
memory
(warm) + (hot), picture warmth nudging into the hot zone. Also describes a comforting feeling: 温热的拥抱 (a warm embrace).

Stroke Order

wēn