How to say “There's no hot water” in Chinese
“There's no hot water” in Chinese is 没有热水。, written in pinyin as Méiyǒu rè shuǐ.
没有热水。
Méiyǒu rè shuǐ.
There's no hot water.
Word by word
What each part of 没有热水。 actually means.
- 没有méiyǒuthere isn't
- 热rèhot
- 水shuǐwater
When you use it
- Report it at the front desk or call reception when the shower or tap runs cold no matter how long you wait — winter hotels can genuinely run out on busy nights.
- Use it before you shower, not after: test the water first, and if this comes out of your mouth dripping wet, the towel situation becomes urgent too.
Use 没有热水。 in hotel situations. Check in, check out and fix things in your room.
Other ways people say it
The same idea, said differently. Roughly in the order you'll hear them.
热水坏了。
Rè shuǐ huài le
The hot water is broken.
水不热。
Shuǐ bú rè
The water isn't hot.
没有热水了。
Méiyǒu rè shuǐ le
The hot water has run out.
What usually trips people up
- Saying 没水 when the problem is only temperature — 没水 means no water at all; 没有热水 points the repair at the right pipe.
- Not testing both taps — hot is labelled 热水, cold 冷水; tourists sometimes twist the wrong handle and blame the boiler.
- Only texting the booking app — reception fixes it in minutes; an app message may reach nobody until morning.
What you might hear back
- 我们马上派人来修。Wǒmen mǎshàng pài rén lái xiūWe'll send someone to fix it right away.
- 您等十分钟试试。Nín děng shí fēnzhōng shìshiWait ten minutes and try again.
- 给您换一间房。Gěi nín huàn yì jiān fángWe'll move you to another room.
Common questions
- How do you say "There's no hot water" in Chinese?
- "There's no hot water" in Chinese is 没有热水。 — written in pinyin as Méiyǒu rè shuǐ. It is a hotel phrase you would use in China.
- What does 没有热水。 mean in Chinese?
- 没有热水。 (Méiyǒu rè shuǐ) means "There's no hot water". Broken down word by word: 没有 (méiyǒu) means "there isn't"; 热 (rè) means "hot"; 水 (shuǐ) means "water".
- When would you use "There's no hot water" in Chinese?
- Report it at the front desk or call reception when the shower or tap runs cold no matter how long you wait — winter hotels can genuinely run out on busy nights. Use it before you shower, not after: test the water first, and if this comes out of your mouth dripping wet, the towel situation becomes urgent too.
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