Meaning of 热水器
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- water heater
How to use 热水器
热水器 is the everyday word for the water heater in a home, whether electric (电热水器) or gas (燃气热水器). People often mention turning it on before a shower. Example: 洗澡前要先开热水器。(Xǐzǎo qián yào xiān kāi rèshuǐqì.) You need to turn on the water heater before showering.
Break it into three parts: 热 (rè) hot, 水 (shuǐ) water, and 器 (qì) device. A hot water device is a water heater.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes say 热水机 by analogy with 机器 (jīqì), but the standard word ends in 器 (qì). Also keep 热 in the fourth tone (rè), not rě or rē.
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热 rè · to warm up · 10 strokes
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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes
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器 qì · device · 16 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 热水器.
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 热情 | rèqíng | cordial; enthusiastic |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 武器 | wǔqì | weapon; arms |
| 机器 | jīqì | machine |
| 热爱 | rè'ài | to love ardently; to adore |
| 热烈 | rèliè | enthusiastic; ardent |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 器官 | qìguān | (physiology) organ; apparatus |
| 海水 | hǎishuǐ | seawater |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐ | soda pop; carbonated soft drink |
Questions about 热水器
What does 热水器 mean?
热水器 (rèshuǐqì) means "water heater" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 热水器?
热水器 is made of 3 characters: 热 (10 strokes), 水 (4 strokes), 器 (16 strokes). That is 30 strokes in total.
Is 热水器 an HSK word?
Yes. 热水器 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 热水器 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 热水器 is written 熱水器.
What verb do I use to turn a water heater on or off?
Use 开 (kāi) to turn it on and 关 (guān) to turn it off, as in 开热水器 or 关热水器. You can also say 热水器坏了 (rèshuǐqì huài le) when it is broken.
What does 器 mean in other words?
器 (qì) means a device, tool or utensil. You see it in words like 机器 (jīqì) machine and 武器 (wǔqì) weapon, so it often marks a word as naming an object or appliance.