空气
kōng qìㄎㄨㄥ ㄑㄧˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: KHÔNG KHÍ
Traditional: 空氣
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 1
Meaning(noun)
air; atmosphere
Examples
山里的空气很新鲜。
shān lǐ de kōng qì hěn xīn xiān.
The mountain air is very fresh.
开窗户换换空气吧。
kāi chuāng hù huàn huàn kōng qì ba.
Open the window to let in some fresh air.
大城市的空气污染很严重。
dài chéng shì de kōng qì wū rǎn hěn yán zhòng.
Air pollution in big cities is serious.
Easily confused
- 气氛 — 空气 is the air we breathe; 'atmosphere' of a party or meeting is 气氛.
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Stroke order
KHÔNG · 8 strokes
empty; air; sky; in vain
KHÍ · 4 strokes
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
Related words
- 空调 kōng tiáo — air conditioning; air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)
- 填空 tián kòng — to fill a job vacancy; to fill in a blank (e.g. on questionnaire or exam paper)
- 空间 kōng jiān — space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway; (astronomy) outer space; (physics, math.) space
- 天空 tiān kōng — sky
- 空闲 kòng xián — idle; free time; leisure; unused (place)
- 航空 háng kōng — aviation
- 太空 tài kōng — outer space
- 空白 kòng bái — blank space