HSK Level 6

热水器

rè shuǐ qì

chauffe-eau; chauffe-eau

Mobile & Tablet App

Master with Writing Practice

Practice writing with stroke order guidance, audio pronunciation, and interactive exercises in our mobile app.

Step-by-step stroke order animations

Native speaker audio pronunciation

Interactive writing recognition

Practice Now
Character writing practice in mobile app

Exemples de phrases

我需要一个新的热水器。

wǒ xūyào yīgè xīn de rèshuǐqì.

I need a new water heater.

热水器坏了,我需要修理它。

rèshuǐqì huàile, wǒ xūyào xiūlǐ tā.

The water heater is broken, I need to fix it.

热水器的水温太高了,我需要把它调低一点。

rèshuǐqì de shuǐwēn tài gāole, wǒ xūyào bǎ tā tiáo dī yīdiǎn.

The water temperature of the water heater is too high, I need to turn it down a bit.

Synonymes

热水炉 (rèshuǐlú)

water heater

开水器 (kāishuǐqì)

boiler

Antonymes

冷水器 (lěngshuǐqì)

water cooler

电热水壶 (diànhuǐshuǐhú)

electric kettle

Étymologie et composants

The Chinese word for water heater is 热水器 (rèshuǐqì), which is a compound of three characters: 热 (rè), 水 (shuǐ), and 器 (qì).The character 热 (rè) means "hot" or "warm". It is composed of two parts: the radical 火 (huǒ), which means "fire", and the phonetic component 热 (rè). The radical 火 indicates that the character is related to fire or heat, while the phonetic component 热 provides the pronunciation.The character 水 (shuǐ) means "water". It is a pictograph that depicts water flowing from a spout. The character 水 is one of the most common characters in Chinese and is used in many compound words related to water.The character 器 (qì) means "vessel" or "container". It is composed of two parts: the radical 皿 (mǐn), which means "bowl" or "dish", and the phonetic component 器 (qì). The radical 皿 indicates that the character is related to a container, while the phonetic component 器 provides the pronunciation.When combined together, the characters 热 (rè), 水 (shuǐ), and 器 (qì) form the compound word 热水器 (rèshuǐqì), which means "water heater". The word 热水器 is used to refer to a device that heats water, such as an electric water heater or a gas water heater.