steam heating
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
steam heating; heating by steam
technicalRefers specifically to heating systems that distribute steam produced by boilers through radiators or pipes. Distinguished from 水暖 (hot water heating). Common in older buildings and industrial settings, but less common in modern residential construction due to noise and maintenance issues.
Zhè这
dòng栋
lǎo老
bàn办
gōng公
lóu楼
cǎi采
yòng用
de的
shì是
qì气
nuǎn暖
xì系
tǒng统
。
This old office building uses a steam heating system.
Qì气
nuǎn暖
bǐ比
shuǐ水
nuǎn暖
shēng升
wēn温
kuài快
，
dàn但
guǎn管
dào道
róng容
yì易
chǎn产
shēng生
zào噪
yīn音
。
Steam heating warms up faster than hot water heating, but the pipes tend to make noise.
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Guō锅
lú炉
fáng房
měi每
tiān天
qīng清
chén晨
kāi开
shǐ始
gěi给
zhěng整
dòng栋
gōng公
yù寓
gōng供
qì气
nuǎn暖
。
The boiler room starts supplying steam heat to the entire apartment building every morning.