HSK 3 · Adjectives

热情 rèqíng “cordial” in Chinese

Traditional 熱情

What 热情 means

  1. cordial
  2. warm
  3. enthusiastic
  4. passion
  5. passionate
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • passionately

How to say 热情

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale热rè4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale情qíng2nd tone, rising

热情 in a sentence

  1. 他们受到了热情的欢迎。

    Tāmen shòudào le rèqíng de huānyíng.

    They were given a warm welcome.

    Sentence #1577185 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 你们真是太热情了。

    Nǐmen zhēnshi tài rèqíng le.

    You’re all so welcoming.

    Sentence #570384 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 小孩常常对科学很有热情。

    Xiǎohái chángcháng duì kēxué hěn yǒu rèqíng.

    Young children are often very enthusiastic about science.

    Sentence #993751 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 热情 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 热 (rè) with each of its parts in a different colour
热rèto warm up
  • 执to execute · zhíSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 执 (zhí) hints at the sound. Compare it with rè.

The character 情 (qíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
情qíngfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qíng.

How to write 热情

热 10 strokes · 情 11 strokes

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热情 (rèqíng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 热情 (rèqíng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 热情

Words with 热

热rè · hot热闹rènao · bustling with noise and excitement热烈rèliè · enthusiastic热爱rè'ài · to love ardently热心rèxīn · enthusiastic亲热qīnrè · affectionate热门rèmén · popular炎热yánrè · scorching hot (weather)热泪盈眶rèlèiyíngkuàng · eyes brimming with tears

Words with 情

事情shìqing · matter爱情àiqíng · romance感情gǎnqíng · emotion同情tóngqíng · to sympathise with心情xīnqíng · mood情况qíngkuàng · circumstances表情biǎoqíng · (facial) expression情绪qíngxù · mood情景qíngjǐng · scene激情jīqíng · passion

More words: Adjectives

年轻niánqīng · young胖pàng · fat奇怪qíguài · strange清楚qīngchu · clear容易róngyì · easy瘦shòu · thin特别tèbié · special新鲜xīnxiān · fresh experience

FAQs

热情 (rèqíng) means “cordial” or “warm”. It is an HSK 3 word.
Say it rèqíng: rè with a 4th tone, then qíng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 热情 is written 熱情. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type reqing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 热情 from the suggestions. Typing reqing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
热情 is an HSK 3 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.