---
title: "Redai Meaning: 热带 (rèdài) Means “tropics”"
description: "热带 (traditional 熱帶, rèdài) means “tropics; tropical”. Hear its tones, see what 热 and 带 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/redai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 热带 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

热带 rèdài

## tropics; tropical

## Its characters

1. 热 rè hot
2. 带 dài to bring

## In a sentence

这种水果只长在热带。 This fruit only grows in the tropics.

[More about 热带](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%83%AD%E5%B8%A6)

## More words with 热 or 带

- [带动 dàidòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daidong)
- [带队 dàiduì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daidui)
- [带货 dàihuò](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daihuo)
- [带领 dàilǐng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailing)
- [带头 dàitóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daitou)
- [地带 dìdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/didai)
- [发热 fārè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fare)
- [火热 huǒrè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huore)
- [加热 jiārè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiare)
- [热爱 rè’ài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/reai)

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