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暖和 meaning in English

nuǎnhuo

warm; nice and warm

HSK 3adjective21 strokes

Meaning of 暖和

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

nuǎnhuo
  1. warm
  2. nice and warm

How to use 暖和

暖和 describes pleasant warmth in weather, rooms, clothes, or the body. It can also be repeated as a verb-like form 暖和暖和 (nuǎnhuo nuǎnhuo), meaning to warm up a bit. Example: 今天很暖和。(Jīntiān hěn nuǎnhuo.) It is nice and warm today.

暖 (nuǎn) has the sun radical 日 on the left, so think of sunshine making you warm. Add 和 (hé), which suggests harmony and gentleness, and 暖和 is a warmth that feels pleasant and comfortable.

Common mistake: Learners often read 和 here as hé with a full second tone, but in 暖和 it is usually pronounced in the neutral tone: nuǎnhuo. Also, 暖和 is for physical warmth, so use 温暖 (wēnnuǎn) instead when you mean emotional warmth, like a warm family.

暖和 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ泡pào了le个gè澡zǎo身shēn体tǐ暖nuǎn和huo起qǐ来lái了le。
I warmed myself in the bath.
她tā在zài火huǒ旁páng边biān让ràng自zì己jǐ暖nuǎn和huo起qǐ来lái。
She warmed herself by the fire.
这zhè个ge房fáng间jiān里lǐ面miàn很hěn暖nuǎn和huo。
This room is very warm.
雪xuě终zhōng于yú停tíng了le，天tiān气qì也yě开kāi始shǐ暖nuǎn和huo了le。
It has finally stopped snowing and has warmed up.
我wǒ慢màn跑pǎo了le一yí个gè小xiǎo时shí，身shēn上shàng变biàn暖nuǎn和huo了le。
I got warm from jogging for an hour.

Stroke order for each character

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暖 nuǎn · warm · 13 strokes

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和 hé · and · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 暖和.

和平hépíngpeace; peaceful
温暖wēnnuǎnwarm
暖气nuǎnqìcentral heating; heater
温和wēnhémild; gentle
和谐héxiéharmonious; harmony
和尚héshangBuddhist monk
和解héjiěto settle (a dispute out of court); to reconcile
平和pínghégentle; mild
柔和róuhégentle; soft
取暖qǔnuǎnto warm oneself (by a fire, heater etc)
保暖bǎonuǎnto keep warm
和蔼hé'ǎikindly; nice

Questions about 暖和

What does 暖和 mean?

暖和 (nuǎnhuo) means "warm; nice and warm" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 暖和?

暖和 is made of 2 characters: 暖 (13 strokes), 和 (8 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.

Is 暖和 an HSK word?

Yes. 暖和 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 暖和 and 温暖?

暖和 is casual and mostly about physical warmth, such as weather or a cozy room. 温暖 (wēnnuǎn) is more formal or literary and is often used for feelings, like 温暖的家 (a warm home).

Can 暖和 be used as a verb?

Yes, in spoken Chinese it can mean to warm up. People say 进来暖和一下 (jìnlái nuǎnhuo yíxià), come in and warm up, or repeat it as 暖和暖和.

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