温带
Old HSK 6
温带 (wēndài) · temperate zone
温带 (wēndài) means “temperate zone”. It is written with 2 characters: 温 (warm) + 带 (to bring). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 温带 is built
The characters
温 wēn · warm
What 温 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 昷wēn — warm
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 皿mǐn — dish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 日rì — sun; day
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 昷 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
带 dài · to bring
What 带 is made of
- 卅sà — thirty
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冖mì — cover
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A belt, creasing one's robe above 卅 but not below 巾 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这个国家位于温带。Zhège guójiā wèiyú wēndài.This country lies in the temperate zone.
温带地区四季分明。Wēndài dìqū sìjì fēnmíng.Temperate regions have four distinct seasons.
Questions about 温带
What does 温带 mean?
温带 (wēndài) means “temperate zone”.
How do you pronounce 温带?
温带 is pronounced wēndài.
Which HSK level is 温带?
温带 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 气温qìwēnair temperature
- 温度wēndùtemperature
- 温暖wēnnuǎnwarm
- 降温jiàngwēnto get colder
- 温柔wēnróugentle
- 温和wēnhémild
- 低温dīwēnlow temperature
- 高温gāowēnhigh temperature
- 体温tǐwēnbody temperature
- 带来dàiláito bring
Learn 温带 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 189: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.