热情熱情 rèqíng — warm, welcoming, hospitable
rèqíng (fourth tone, falling)re4qing2
Traditional: 熱情
warm, welcoming, hospitable
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)adjectivenoun
Meanings
warm, welcoming, hospitable
Warmth towards other people — 热 hot, 情 feeling. It describes how someone treats a guest, a customer or a stranger, and it is one of the highest compliments in everyday Chinese.
adjectiveenthusiasm, warmth (as a quality)
noun
Example sentences
- 这儿的服务员都很热情。這兒的服務員都很熱情。Zhèr (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) fúwùyuán (second tone, rising) dōu (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) rèqíng. (fourth tone, falling)···
The staff here are all very warm.
- 他很热情地帮助了我们。他很熱情地幫助了我們。Tā (first tone, high and level) hěn (third tone, dipping) rèqíng (fourth tone, falling) de (neutral tone) bāngzhùle (first tone, high and level) wǒmen. (third tone, dipping)···
He helped us with great warmth.
Common mistakes
Not quite今天的天气很热情。
Correct今天的天气很热。
热情 is warmth of manner, never of temperature. Weather, water and food are 热; only people are 热情.