暖和 nuǎnhuo warm
warm; nice and warm
How to remember 暖和: 暖 warm + 和 and = warm.
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How it is used
- Warm (pleasantly, of weather/environment) - 今天很暖和 (jīntiān hěn nuǎnhuo) it's nice and warm today; huo is neutral tone.
- Describes a comfortable warmth, especially weather or a heated room.
- Contrast 热 (rè) 'hot'; 暖和 is the agreeable warm, not uncomfortably hot. Also 温暖 (wēnnuǎn) is a more literary/emotional 'warm'.
Example sentences
- 去年冬天很暖和。 Qùnián dōngtiān hěn nuǎnhuo.We had a mild winter last year.
- 今天比昨天暖和。 Jīntiān bǐ zuótiān nuǎnhuo.It is warmer today than yesterday.
- 棉被很暖和。 Miánbèi hěn nuǎnhuo.Comforters are very warm.