加热

jiā rè

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to heat

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 冷却 lěng què 冷却 lěng què to cool off Means 'to cool down', the opposite process of heating.: to cool off

Related words

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• 热 rè 热 rè to warm up Used as a stative verb meaning 'to be hot', while 加热 is a transitive verb meaning 'to heat something'.: to warm up
• 保温 bǎo wēn 保温 bǎo wēn to keep hot Means 'to keep warm' or 'insulate', often used after heating something.: to keep hot

Synonyms

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• 加温 jiā wēn 加温 jiā wēn to heat Often interchangeable, but 加温 is more common in technical or scientific contexts like 'to warm up' a device.: to heat

Usage notes

Collocations

加热 is typically used with food or liquids: 加热食物 (heat food), 加热水 (heat water). For heating a room or a person, use 暖和 (nuǎn huo) or 取暖 (qǔ nuǎn) instead.

Common mistakes

Do not use 加热 to describe the weather becoming hot; say 天气变热了 (tiānqì biàn rè le).

Example Sentences

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请把牛奶 加热 一下。

Please heat up the milk a bit.

我把饭放进微波炉 加热 。

I put the rice in the microwave to heat it up.

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Child Words of 加热

• 加 加 jiā: to add
• 热 热 rè: to warm up