预热

預熱
yùrè
verb #27,645

Meanings

  1. 1 to preheat
  2. 2 to warm up
  3. 3 to build anticipation for (an event)

Examples

HSK 5
Yǎnchànghuì kāishǐ qián, zhǔbànfāng fābù le yùrè shìpín.
Before the concert started, the organizers released teaser videos to build anticipation.
HSK 7-9
Kǎoxiāng xūyào yùrè shí fēnzhōng cáinéng shǐyòng.
The oven needs to preheat for ten minutes before use.

Tips

usage
预热 has expanded from its literal meaning (preheating an oven or engine) to a widely used internet and marketing term meaning 'to warm up' or 'to tease' an upcoming event, product launch, or release. This figurative sense is very common on social media.

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