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title: "Jiare Meaning: 加热 (jiārè) Means “to heat”"
description: "加热 (traditional 加熱, jiārè) means “to heat; to warm up”. Hear its tones, see what 加 and 热 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiare"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 加热 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

加热 jiārè

## to heat; to warm up

## Its characters

1. 加 jiā to add
2. 热 rè to warm up

## In a sentence

把牛奶加热一下再喝。 Warm up the milk before drinking it.

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## More words with 加 or 热

- [参加 cānjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/canjia)
- [发热 fārè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fare)
- [附加 fùjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fujia)
- [更加 gèngjiā](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gengjia)
- [火热 huǒrè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huore)
- [加班 jiābān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaban)
- [加倍 jiābèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiabei)
- [加工 jiāgōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiagong)
- [加快 jiākuài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiakuai)
- [加盟 jiāméng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiameng)

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