电炉子接火，后来热電爐子接火，後來熱電爐子接火，後來熱

connecting an electric stove to the power: it heats up later

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Someone who becomes warm and friendly only gradually. Mildly humorous.
Wordplay: 热 (rè) means both hot in temperature and warm or affectionate toward someone.

Sign up for a free account to save sentences and hear them read aloud

Simplified: 电炉子接火，后来热
Traditional (Taiwan): 電爐子接火，後來熱
Pinyin: diàn lúzi jiēhuǒ, hòulái rè
Bopomofo: ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄨˊ ˙ㄗㄐㄧㄝㄏㄨㄛˇ，ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ ㄖㄜˋ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

Words in this sentence

Where this sentence is used

Chinese sayings

Sign up for a free Chinese Boost account

Save the words and sentences you find here to your own list, and hear them read aloud. You can export the list to your flashcards whenever you like.

Create a free account

All Chinese example sentences