Usage note
加热表示把东西弄热。
jiā rè biǎo shì bǎ dōng xī nòng rè。
加热 means to heat something up.
Context note
加热常用于食物、设备和实验。
jiā rè cháng yòng yú shí wù 、 shè bèi hé shí yàn。
It is often used with food, equipment, and experiments.
5 examples
请把饭加热。
qǐng bǎ fàn jiā rè。
Please heat the rice up.
牛奶需要加热。
niú nǎi xū yào jiā rè。
Milk needs to be heated.
加热以后再吃。
jiā rè yǐ hòu zài chī。
Eat it after heating.
他在加热汤。
tā zài jiā rè tāng。
He is heating the soup.
这个机器可以加热。
zhè ge jī qì kě yǐ jiā rè。
This machine can heat things.
5 mini stories
妈妈把菜加热后端上桌。
mā ma bǎ cài jiā rè hòu duān shàng zhuō。
Mom heated the dishes and brought them to the table.
老师说，食物加热要小心。
lǎo shī shuō， shí wù jiā rè yào xiǎo xīn。
The teacher said food should be heated carefully.
他先把牛奶加热。
tā xiān bǎ niú nǎi jiā rè。
He first heated the milk.
加热时间太长会不好。
jiā rè shí jiān tài cháng huì bù hǎo。
Heating for too long is not good.
冬天里，加热很有用。
dōng tiān lǐ， jiā rè hěn yǒu yòng。
Heating is very useful in winter.
Mini dialogue
热牛奶
A
妈妈，牛奶是凉的，可以帮我加热一下吗？
Māma, niúnǎi shì liáng de, kěyǐ bāng wǒ jiārè yīxià ma?
Mom, the milk is cold. Can you heat it up for me?
B
当然可以，用微波炉加热一分钟就好了。
Dāngrán kěyǐ, yòng wēibōlú jiārè yī fēnzhōng jiù hǎo le.
Of course. Just heat it in the microwave for one minute.
午饭
A
我们中午吃昨天的剩菜吧。
Wǒmen zhōngwǔ chī zuótiān de shèngcài ba.
Let's eat yesterday's leftovers for lunch.
B
好的，我先用锅加热一下。
Hǎo de, wǒ xiān yòng guō jiārè yīxià.
Okay, I'll heat it up in the pan first.
Related words and contrasts
similar
热
rè
to heat up
热 can be a verb in spoken Chinese, e.g., 热一下饭
opposite
冷却
lěngquè
to cool down
加热 is to heat, 冷却 is to cool
related
煮
zhǔ
to boil/cook
煮 is a specific way of heating with water