余热 (yú rè) — surplus heat; fig. post-retirement contributions (energy, skills, accomplishments)
Definition
Literally 'surplus heat', 余热 is used literally (waste heat recovered for heating) and figuratively to mean the energy, skills, or contributions a retiree still has to offer society.
noun
surplus heatfig. post-retirement contributions (energy, skills, accomplishments)
Examples
- 余热。Hěn duō tuì xiū de zhuān jiā hái xiǎng wéi shè huì fā huī yú rè.Many retired experts still want to contribute their remaining energy to society.
- ，余热。Tā tuì xiū hòu méi yǒu xián zhe, lì yòng yú rè zài shè qū xué xiào jiāo shū.He is not idle after retirement; he uses his remaining energy to teach at a community school.
- 余热。Gōng chǎng cóng shēng chǎn guò chéng zhōng huí shōu yú rè yòng yú gōng nuǎn.The factory recovers waste heat from the production process for heating.
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