- 热气腾腾 rèqìténgténg piping hotsteaming hot; describes the appearance of heat or steam rising off food or drink
- 热气球 rèqìqiú hot-air balloonhot-air balloon; a balloon that rises because the air inside is heated and becomes lighter than the surrounding air
- 炒热气氛 chǎorèqìfēn to liven up the atmosphereto liven up the atmosphere; to make a situation more lively and enthusiastic
- 热气层 rèqìcéng thermosphereThe layer of the Earth's atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the exosphere, characterized by increasing temperature with altitude; also known as the [[增温层|增溫層|zeng1 wen1 ceng2]].