暖烘烘 (nuǎn hōng hōng) — warm and cozy; pleasantly warm | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A vivid reduplicated adjective for a snug, pleasant warmth (body, clothes, room). More emphatic and sensory than the plain 暖和 or the more literary 温暖.

adjective

warm and cozypleasantly warm

Examples

，暖烘烘。
Dōng tiān zuò zài huǒ lú páng biān, shēn shàng nuǎn hōng hōng de.
In winter, sitting by the stove makes your body warm and cozy.
暖烘烘。
Tā chuān shàng le yí jiàn nuǎn hōng hōng de máo yī.
She put on a warm and cozy sweater.
，暖烘烘。
Yáng guāng zhào jìn lái, wū lǐ nuǎn hōng hōng de.
The sunlight shines in, making the room pleasantly warm.

Origin

Derived word

构词法gòucífǎ

后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

烘烘cozy warmth

烘hōngdry by heat烘hōngdry by heat

'暖' gives the basic warmth, while '烘烘' adds a cozy, heat-filled feel.

Characters in this word

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

日爰暖

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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