取暖
qǔ nuǎn
Pinyin

Definition

取暖
 - 
qǔ nuǎn
  1. to warm oneself (by a fire etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

温暖
wēn nuǎn
  1. 1 warm
获取
huò qǔ
  1. 1 to gain
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to acquire
领取
lǐng qǔ
  1. 1 to receive
  2. 2 to draw
  3. 3 to get
暖
nuǎn
  1. 1 old variant of 暖[nuǎn]
保暖
bǎo nuǎn
  1. 1 to stay warm
  2. 2 to protect against the cold
冷暖
lěng nuǎn
  1. 1 lit. daily changes of temperature
  2. 2 fig. well-being
  3. 3 sb's comfort, health, prosperity etc
取
qǔ
  1. 1 to take
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to choose
  4. 4 to fetch
取代
qǔ dài
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to supersede
  3. 3 to supplant
  4. 4 (chemistry) substitution
取出
qǔ chū
  1. 1 to take out
  2. 2 to extract
  3. 3 to draw out
取名
qǔ míng
  1. 1 to name
  2. 2 to be named
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to seek fame
取得
qǔ dé
  1. 1 to acquire
  2. 2 to get
  3. 3 to obtain
取悦
qǔ yuè
  1. 1 to try to please
取舍
qǔ shě
  1. 1 to choose
  2. 2 to accept or reject
取暖
qǔ nuǎn
  1. 1 to warm oneself (by a fire etc)
取消
qǔ xiāo
  1. 1 to cancel
  2. 2 cancellation
吸取
xī qǔ
  1. 1 to absorb
  2. 2 to draw (a lesson, insight etc)
  3. 3 to assimilate
抽取
chōu qǔ
  1. 1 to extract
  2. 2 to remove
  3. 3 to draw (a sales commission, venom from a snake etc)
采取
cǎi qǔ
  1. 1 to adopt or carry out (measures, policies, course of action)
  2. 2 to take
换取
huàn qǔ
  1. 1 to obtain (sth) in exchange
  2. 2 to exchange (sth) for (sth else)
摘取
zhāi qǔ
  1. 1 to pluck
  2. 2 to take

Idioms (20)

以貌取人
yǐ mào qǔ rén
  1. 1 to judge sb by appearances (idiom)
取长补短
qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn
  1. 1 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
  2. 2 to use this in place of that
  3. 3 what you lose on the swings, you win on the roundabouts
各取所需
gè qǔ suǒ xū
  1. 1 each takes what he needs (idiom)
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
嘘寒问暖
xū hán wèn nuǎn
  1. 1 to enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom)
  2. 2 to pamper
囊中取物
náng zhōng qǔ wù
  1. 1 as easy as reaching for it from a bag (idiom)
  2. 2 in the bag
  3. 3 (as good as) in one's possession
战无不胜，攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
  1. 1 to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
  2. 2 ever victorious
  3. 3 nothing they can't do
舍生取义
shě shēng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to give up life for righteousness (idiom, from Mencius); to choose honor over life
  2. 2 would rather sacrifice one's life than one's principles
探囊取物
tàn náng qǔ wù
  1. 1 to feel in one's pocket and take sth (idiom); as easy as pie
  2. 2 in the bag
断章取义
duàn zhāng qǔ yì
  1. 1 to quote out of context (idiom)
春江水暖鸭先知
chūn jiāng shuǐ nuǎn yā xiān zhī
  1. 1 lit. the duck is the first to know if the spring water is warm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an expert in the field knows which way the wind blows
标新取异
biāo xīn qǔ yì
  1. 1 to start on sth new and different (idiom); to display originality
欲取姑予
yù qǔ gū yǔ
  1. 1 variant of 欲取姑與|欲取姑与[yù qǔ gū yǔ]
  2. 2 to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
欲取姑与
yù qǔ gū yǔ
  1. 1 to make concessions for the sake of future gains (idiom)
杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn
  1. 1 lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
火中取栗
huǒ zhōng qǔ lì
  1. 1 lit. to pull chestnuts out of the fire (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be sb's cat's-paw
无理取闹
wú lǐ qǔ nào
  1. 1 to make trouble without reason (idiom); to be deliberately provocative
自取灭亡
zì qǔ miè wáng
  1. 1 to court disaster (idiom)
  2. 2 to dig one's own grave
风和日暖
fēng hé rì nuǎn
  1. 1 gentle wind and warm sunshine (idiom)
饱暖思淫欲，饥寒起盗心
bǎo nuǎn sī yín yù , jī hán qǐ dào xīn
  1. 1 lechery springs from warmth and nourishment, kleptomania springs from hunger and cold (idiom)

Sample Sentences

取暖器
qǔnuǎnqì
space heater
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公司应该买几台取暖器。
gōngsī yīnggāi mǎi jǐ tái qǔnuǎnqì 。
The company should buy a few space heaters.
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取暖器效果好吗？
qǔnuǎnqì xiàoguǒ hǎo ma ？
Do space heaters work well?
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