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热情

rè qíng · re qing

Traditional 熱情

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. cordial
  2. enthusiastic
  3. passion
  4. passionate
  5. passionately
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The warm tea seller

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)店(diàn)的(de)老板(lǎobǎn)好(hǎo)热情(rèqíng)啊(a)！

    The owner of this shop is so warm and friendly!

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)啊(a)，我(wǒ)刚(gāng)进去(jìnqù)，他(tā)就(jiù)给(gěi)我(wǒ)拿(ná)了(le)一杯(yībēi)水(shuǐ)。

    Yes. As soon as I walked in, he gave me a cup of water.

  3. Dengdeng

    他(tā)热情地(rèqíngde)给(gěi)我们(wǒmen)介绍(jièshào)了(le)五种(wǔzhǒng)茶(chá)。

    He enthusiastically introduced five kinds of tea to us.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)买(mǎi)哪种(nǎzhǒng)？

    Then which one do you want to buy?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)没(méi)听懂(tīngdǒng)，所以(suǒyǐ)五种(wǔzhǒng)都(dōu)买(mǎi)了(le)。

    I did not understand, so I bought all five.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)家(jiā)庭(tíng)热(rè)情(qíng)地(de)接(jiē)待(dài)了(le)我(wǒ)。

This family gave me a warm welcome.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

没(méi)有(yǒu)什(shén)么(me)比(bǐ)做(zuò)事(shì)缺(quē)乏(fá)热(rè)情(qíng)更(gèng)糟(zāo)。

There is nothing worse than doing something in a half-hearted manner.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mtdot · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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热
rè

to warm up; to heat up

情
qíng

(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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