加热 jiārè to heat
How to remember 加热: 加 to add + 热 hot = to heat.
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How it is used
- To heat something up, especially food or a substance - 把牛奶加热 (bǎ niúnǎi jiārè) heat up the milk; 微波炉加热 (wēibōlú jiārè) microwave-heat.
- Neutral/technical; for warming leftovers colloquially you'll also hear 热一下 (rè yíxià) or 热菜 (rè cài).
- Distinct from 变热 (biàn rè, to become hot on its own) - 加热 is the deliberate act of applying heat.
Example sentences
- 如果你加热冰它就会融化。 Rúguǒ nǐ jiārè bīngtā jiù huì rónghuà.If you heat ice, it melts.