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加热

jiārè

to heat (up)

How common it is

加热 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say jiārè slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

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.

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