回暖 (huí nuǎn) — (noun) warming trend, recovery (of weather or economy)

Definition

Means a return to warmer conditions after a cold spell, or a recovery in figures like the economy, market, or property sector — used for both weather and abstract upward trends.

noun
warming trendrecovery (of weather or economy)

Examples

  • 回暖，。
    Zhè jǐ tiān tiān qì huí nuǎn, wēn dù shàng shēng le bù shǎo.
    The weather has been warming up these days; the temperature has risen quite a bit.
  • 回暖。
    Jīng jì huí nuǎn ràng hěn duō gōng sī kāi shǐ zhāo rén le.
    The economic recovery has led many companies to start hiring.
  • 回暖。
    Zhuān jiā yù cè míng nián fáng dì chǎn shì chǎng huì huí nuǎn.
    Experts predict the real estate market will warm up next year.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

回huíreturn
暖nuǎnwarm

回 (return) and 暖 (warm) combine to mean become warm again.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

回 comes from a drawing of a spiral, showing something turning around.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
日日rìsun
Sound part声符shēngfú
爰
爰yuán暖nuǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

暖 is made from 日, the sun, and 爰, which is used for its sound.

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