Meaning of 热情
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- cordial
- enthusiastic
- passion
- passionate
- passionately
How to use 热情
热情 often describes how warmly someone treats others, especially hosts and friends. It works as an adjective, as a noun meaning enthusiasm, and before verbs with 地 meaning warmly. Example: 他们很热情地欢迎我们。(Tāmen hěn rèqíng de huānyíng wǒmen.) They welcomed us very warmly.
热 (rè) means hot and 情 (qíng) means feeling, so 热情 is a "hot feeling": warmth and enthusiasm toward people or things. The four dots at the bottom of 热 look like flames, and 情 has the heart radical 忄 on the left.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 热情 for romantic passion between lovers, but that sense is usually 爱情 (àiqíng) or 激情 (jīqíng). 热情 is mostly about friendliness or eagerness. Also keep the second tone on 情 (qíng), and do not shorten 热情 to 热, which only means hot.
热情 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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热 rè · to warm up · 10 strokes
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情 qíng · feelings · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 热情.
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 爱情 | àiqíng | romance; love (romantic) |
| 心情 | xīnqíng | mood; frame of mind |
| 情况 | qíngkuàng | circumstances; state of affairs; situation |
| 感情 | gǎnqíng | emotion; sentiment; affection; feelings between two persons |
| 情感 | qínggǎn | feeling; emotion |
| 热爱 | rè'ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 热烈 | rèliè | enthusiastic; ardent |
| 表情 | biǎoqíng | (facial) expression; to express one's feelings |
| 同情 | tóngqíng | to sympathize with; sympathy |
| 热闹 | rènao | lively; bustling; full of activity; to make things lively; to have a good time |
| 情景 | qíngjǐng | scene; spectacle; circumstances; situation |
Questions about 热情
What does 热情 mean?
热情 (rèqíng) means "cordial; enthusiastic" and is used as a noun and adjective.
How do you write 热情?
热情 is made of 2 characters: 热 (10 strokes), 情 (11 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 热情 an HSK word?
Yes. 热情 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 热情 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 热情 is written 熱情.
How do I say someone is passionate about a hobby with 热情?
Use the pattern 对……很有热情, as in 她对音乐很有热情 (Tā duì yīnyuè hěn yǒu rèqíng), She is very passionate about music. Here 热情 works as a noun.
What is the difference between 热情 and 热心?
热情 stresses warm, welcoming behavior or strong enthusiasm. 热心 (rèxīn) stresses being eager to help others, as in 热心帮助别人 (rèxīn bāngzhù biérén), eagerly helping others.