空气
kōngqì
air
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
空empty
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氣spirit
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Examples
- 空气很新鲜。The air is fresh.
- 空气污染。Air pollution.
Collocations
新鲜空气空气污染空气好
Mnemonic
空气 kōngqì "air" — 空 (empty/sky) + 气 (qi/gas, traditional 氣). Cognate of Korean gonggi / Japanese 空気 kūki.
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Japanese shinjitai of 空气?