Definition
暖流 has two main uses: literally, it refers to a warm ocean current (the opposite of 寒流 'cold current'); figuratively, it describes a sudden feeling of warmth, comfort, or kindness, often in emotional or interpersonal contexts. The figurative sense is common in literature and everyday speech — for example, 'a warm current surged through my heart' (一股暖流涌上心头).
noun
warm current (in oceanography)a warm feelinga surge of warmth (emotional)
Examples
- 暖流。Rìběn nuǎn liú shǐ zhè yídài dōngtiān bǐjiào nuǎnhuo.The Japan Warm Current makes winters in this area relatively mild.
- ，暖流。Tīng dào tā de huà, wǒ xīnli yǒng qǐ yì gǔ nuǎn liú.Hearing her words, a warm current surged in my heart.
- ，暖流。Hánliú guòhòu, nuǎn liú kāishǐ yǐngxiǎng yánhǎi dìqū.After the cold current passed, the warm current began to affect the coastal areas.
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