Definition & Meaning

1.(of weather, environment, etc.) warm and nice; comfortably warm; snug

Word usage

nuǎn huo

暖 和

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1
adj.(of weather, environment, etc.) warm and nice; comfortably warm; snug
- yīn wèi wǒ men jiā yǒu nuǎn qì suǒ yǐ dōng tiān hěn nuǎn huo
  因为我们家有暖气，所以冬天很暖和。
  With central heating, our house is very warm in winter.
- chūn tiān tiān qì yuè lái yuè nuǎn huo le
  春天，天气越来越暖和了。
  It's getting warmer day by day in spring.
- wài bian de tiān qì zhēn nuǎn huo
  外边的天气真暖和。
  The weather's really warm outside.
synonym
wēn nuǎn温暖 hé xù和煦 wēn xù温煦
antonym
hán lěng寒冷
2
v.warm (up)
- kuài jìn wū nuǎn huo nuǎn huo bā
  快进屋暖和暖和吧！
  Come in and warm yourself!
- hē bēi chá nuǎn huo nuǎn huo ba
  喝杯茶暖和暖和吧！
  Have a cup of tea to warm yourself up!
- tā ràng nǚ hái zài huǒ lú biān nuǎn huo yī xià
  他让女孩在火炉边暖和一下。
  He asks the girl to warm by the stove.
synonym
wēn nuǎn温暖 qǔ nuǎn取暖

Word usage

Reduplication
"暖和" can be reduplicated, for example: "暖暖和和","暖和暖和".
- 他们舒舒服服、暖暖和和地躺在毯子里。
  They lay snug and warm amid the blankets.
- 喝杯咖啡暖和暖和吧!
  Have a cup of coffee to warm yourself up.

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