---
title: "Gongnuan Meaning: 供暖 (gōngnuǎn) Means “heating”"
description: "供暖 (gōngnuǎn) means “heating; heat supply; to supply heating”. Hear its tones, see what 供 and 暖 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongnuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

[What does it mean in Chinese?](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning)

# What does 供暖 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

供暖 gōngnuǎn

## heating; heat supply; to supply heating

## Its characters

1. 供 gōng to supply
2. 暖 nuǎn warm

## In a sentence

北方冬天有集中供暖。 In the north there is central heating in winter.

上世纪五十年代，中国的能源很紧张，国家决定，只给这条线以北的城市集中**供暖**。

From [一条线，两种冬天 · Why is there no heating in southern China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-is-there-no-heating-in-southern-china#library-word-149-151)

[More about 供暖](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BE%9B%E6%9A%96)

## More words with 供 or 暖

- [保暖 bǎonuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baonuan)
- [供需 gōngxū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongxu)
- [供应 gōngyìng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongying)
- [供应链 gōngyìngliàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongyinglian)
- [提供 tígōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tigong)
- [温暖 wēnnuǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wennuan)

## Keep 供暖 for Review

A free account keeps it, and Review brings it back just before you’d forget it.

## Look up another word

## See any word in its sentence

Get a card like this for every word on any page or YouTube subtitle.

[Add to Chrome](https://mandarinthewild.com/go/chrome?from=%2Fmeaning%2Fgongnuan) [Read in the Library](https://mandarinthewild.com/library)

[Hear any Chinese read aloud](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-text-to-speech)

[How it compares with LingQ](https://mandarinthewild.com/compare/lingq)