电暖气

電暖氣

diànnuǎnqì

noun

Measure Word

一台电暖气 tái

Meanings

1 electric heater
2 electric space heater

Characters

Examples

南方冬天冷，家家户户都开电暖气。

Nánfāng dōngtiān lěng, jiā jiā hùhù dōu kāi diànnuǎnqì.

Winters in the south are cold; every household runs an electric heater.

这个电暖气很省电。

Zhège diànnuǎnqì hěn shěng diàn.

This electric heater is very energy-efficient.

Tips

culture

Cities north of the Qinling-Huaihe line have central heating (集中供暖) via municipal hot-water 暖气片 (radiators). South of the line—including Shanghai, Wuhan, Chengdu—has no central heat, so portable 电暖气 plus space-heater 空调 carry households through cold, damp winters.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

暖 nuǎn

气 qì