取暖
qǔnuǎn
to keep warm; to warm oneself
Characters in this word
暖 nuǎn
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 爰 to lead on to
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 入冬后，救助站增设了临时床位，让无家可归者能够安全取暖。 Rùdōng hòu, jiùzhùzhàn zēngshè le línshí chuángwèi, ràng wújiākěguī zhě nénggòu ānquán qǔnuǎn. After winter began, the relief station added temporary beds so homeless people could keep warm safely.
- 冬天屋里很冷，我们围着火炉取暖。 Dōngtiān wū lǐ hěn lěng, wǒmen wéizhe huǒlú qǔnuǎn. The room is very cold in winter; we gather around the stove to keep warm.
- 候车室里人很多，大家都挤在一起取暖。 Hòuchēshì lǐ rén hěn duō, dàjiā dōu jǐ zài yīqǐ qǔnuǎn. There are many people in the waiting room; everyone huddles together to keep warm.
Related words
- 取 qǔ to take; to pick up
- 取得 qǔdé to achieve; to obtain
- 采取 cǎiqǔ to take; to adopt
- 取消 qǔxiāo to cancel
- 争取 zhēngqǔ to strive for; to win over
- 获取 huòqǔ to obtain
- 录取 lùqǔ to admit; to accept into school
- 夺取 duóqǔ to capture, to take by force
- 取代 qǔdài to replace
- 收取 shōuqǔ to collect
- 提取 tíqǔ to extract
- 听取 tīngqǔ to listen to, to hear