HSK 7–9 · verb · Practice
取暖
to warm oneself; to keep warm
冬天太冷，大家都想取暖。
Dōngtiān tài lěng， dàjiā dōu xiǎng qǔnuǎn。
Winter is too cold, so everyone wants to keep warm.
以前家里冬天用煤取暖。
Yǐqián jiā lǐ dōngtiān yòng méi qǔ nuǎn。
In the past, our family used coal for heating in winter.
天太冷了，他呵着手取暖。
Tiān tài lěngle， tā hē zhuóshǒu qǔnuǎn。
It's so cold that he breathes on his hands to warm them.
冬天我们用炭取暖。
Dōngtiān wǒmen yòng tàn qǔnuǎn。
In winter we use charcoal to keep warm.