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热rèhot (of weather)

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热 (rè) means "hot," especially for hot weather, and as a verb it means "to warm up" or "to heat up." 今天很热 says it is hot today. 热一下 means to heat food up for a moment. It can also name heat itself, or describe someone as fervent.

What does 热 mean?

  1. 1.

    hot (of weather)adjective

  2. 2.

    to warm upverb

  3. 3.

    to heat upverb

What does the character 热 mean?

  • 热hot (of weather)

How do you use 热?

热 is often used for weather and drinks, and as a verb it can mean warming food up again.

Patterns

  • 很热

    今天很热。

    Jīntiān hěn rè.

    It is very hot today.

  • 热一下

    这个菜凉了，我去热一下。

    Zhège cài liáng le, wǒ qù rè yíxià.

    This dish got cold, so I will go heat it up.

What are some examples of 热 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    今天很热。

    Jīntiān hěn rè.

    It is very hot today.

  2. HSK 4

    这个菜凉了，我去热一下。

    Zhège cài liáng le, wǒ qù rè yíxià.

    This dish got cold, so I will go heat it up.

  3. HSK 3

    夏天这里非常热。

    Xiàtiān zhèlǐ fēicháng rè.

    It is extremely hot here in summer.

How is 热 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    今天外面很热，你要喝水吗？

    Jīntiān wàimiàn hěn rè, nǐ yào hē shuǐ ma?

    It is very hot outside today. Do you want some water?

  2. Speaker B:

    要，我还没吃午饭。

    Yào, wǒ hái méi chī wǔfàn.

    Yes, and I have not had lunch yet.

  3. Speaker A:

    桌子上有米饭，可是凉了。

    Zhuōzi shang yǒu mǐfàn, kěshì liáng le.

    There is rice on the table, but it has gone cold.

  4. Speaker B:

    没关系，我去热一下。

    Méi guānxi, wǒ qù rè yíxià.

    No problem, I will go heat it up.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.