空 气 kōng qì air / atmosphere 气 质 qì zhì personality traits / temperament / disposition / aura / air / feel / vibe / refinement / sophistication / class 播 出 bō chū to broadcast / to air (a TV program etc) 风 范 fēng fàn air / manner / model / paragon / demeanor 气 态 qì tài gaseous state (physics) / manner / air / bearing 进 口 jìn kǒu to import / imported / entrance / inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) 机 票 jī piào air ticket / passenger ticket / CL:張|张[zhang1] 空 调 kōng tiáo air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL:臺|台[tai2] 空 中 kōng zhōng in the sky / in the air 飞 翔 fēi xiáng to circle in the air / to soar 气 温 qì wēn air temperature / CL:個|个[ge4] 空 军 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked 飞 机 票 fēi jī piào air ticket / CL:張|张[zhang1] 中 将 zhōng jiàng lieutenant general / vice admiral / air marshal 航 线 háng xiàn air or shipping route 制 冷 zhì lěng to produce cold air (to cool a room etc) 上 将 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 充 气 chōng qì to pump air (into sth) / to inflate 气 流 qì liú stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft) 暖 气 nuǎn qì central heating / heater / warm air 空 姐 kōng jiě abbr. for 空中小姐 / stewardess / air hostess / female flight attendant 排 量 pái liàng discharge volume / engine capacity / engine displacement (volume of air fuel mixture drawn in during one cycle) 半 空 中 bàn kōng zhōng in midair / in the air 装 出 zhuāng chū to assume (an air of) 冷 气 lěng qì cold air / air conditioning 飘 然 piāo rán to float in the air / swiftly / nimbly / easy and relaxed 气 派 qì pài impressive / stylish / magnificent / imposing manner / dignified air 气 囊 qì náng air sac / aerostat gasbag 纷 飞 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about 少 将 shào jiàng major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal 寒 意 hán yì a nip in the air / chilliness 寒 气 hán qì cold air / a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air) 透 气 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge 腾 空 téng kōng to soar / to rise high into the air 空 运 kōng yùn air transport 下 载 点 air point of disembarkation / airport of debarkation 气 道 qì dào flue / air duct / air passage / respiratory tract 悬 浮 xuán fú to float (in the air etc) / suspension 耳 目 一 新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing 国 航 Guó Háng Air China (abbr. for 中國國際航空公司|中国国际航空公司[Zhong1 guo2 Guo2 ji4 Hang2 kong1 Gong1 si1]) 烟 尘 yān chén smoke and dust / air pollution 傲 气 ào qì air of arrogance / haughtiness 烟 消 云 散 yān xiāo yún sàn to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear 三 军 sān jūn (in former times) upper, middle and lower army / army of right, center and left / (in modern times) the three armed services: Army, Navy and Air Force 气 管 qì guǎn windpipe / trachea / respiratory tract / air duct / gas pipe 空 战 kōng zhàn air war / air warfare 空 气 污 染 kōng qì wū rǎn air pollution 联 队 lián duì wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea) 空 袭 kōng xí to make an air raid 邪 气 xié qì evil influence / unhealthy trend / (a person's) evil air / aura of wickedness / (TCM) pathogenic energy (opposite: 正氣|正气[zheng4 qi4], vital energy) 寒 流 hán liú cold air current / cold ocean current / cold stream 横 飞 héng fēi (of spittle, blood, bullets etc) to fly through the air 悬 空 xuán kōng to hang in the air / suspended in midair / (fig.) uncertain 热 风 rè fēng hot wind / hot air 空 难 kōng nàn air crash / aviation accident or incident 萧 瑟 xiāo sè to rustle in the air / to rustle / to sough / bleak / desolate / chilly 通 航 tōng háng connected by air, sea traffic or service 远 航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 兜 风 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 风 口 fēng kǒu air vent / drafty place / wind gap (geology) / tuyere (furnace air nozzle) / (fig.) hot trend / fad 大 气 污 染 dà qì wū rǎn air pollution / atmospheric pollution 飘 舞 piāo wǔ to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc) 喷 气 pēn qì to spurt steam (or air etc) 目 中 无 人 mù zhōng wú rén to consider everyone else beneath one (idiom) / so arrogant that no-one else matters / condescending / to go about with one's nose in the air 空 军 基 地 kōng jūn jī dì air base 吹 气 chuī qì to blow air (into) 上 气 不 接 下 气 shàng qì bù jiē xià qì (idiom) to be out of breath / to gasp for air 煞 气 shà qì baleful look / inauspicious influence / (of a tire, balloon etc) to leak air 蒸 腾 zhēng téng (of a vapor etc) to rise / to hang in the air 漏 气 lòu qì to leak air or gas 空 调 车 kōng tiáo chē air conditioned vehicle 鼓 风 机 gǔ fēng jī bellows / ventilator / air blower 空 气 净 化 器 kōng qì jìng huà qì air purifier 领 空 lǐng kōng territorial air space 气 瓶 qì píng gas cylinder / air bottle / air tank (diving) 气 垫 qì diàn air cushion (as on hovercraft) 热 气 球 rè qì qiú hot air balloon 排 空 pái kōng to drain out / to empty / to discharge (waste gas) into the air / to soar up into the sky 纳 凉 nà liáng to enjoy the cool air 海 陆 空 hǎi lù kòng sea land air (transport, or military operations) 放 风 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information 空 军 一 号 Kōng jūn Yī hào Air Force One, US presidential jet 空 中 楼 阁 kōng zhōng lóu gé pavilion in the air (idiom) / unrealistic Utopian construction / castles in Spain / imaginary future plans 气 团 qì tuán air mass 航 展 háng zhǎn air show 空 中 小 姐 kōng zhōng xiǎo jiě stewardess / air hostess 净 化 空 气 clearing of the air 室 内 空 气 污 染 indoor air pollution 飞 贼 fēi zéi cat burglar / burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls / intruding enemy airman / air marauder 防 空 洞 fáng kōng dòng air raid shelter / bomb shelter / (fig.) place that protects bad people / hideout 劫 机 jié jī hijacking / air piracy 出 风 口 chū fēng kǒu air vent / air outlet 被 quilt / to cover (with) / (literary) to suffer (a misfortune) / used to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (since c. 2009) (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes (as in 被旅遊|被旅游[bei4 lu:3you2] to "go on a trip") 飞 禽 走 兽 fēi qín zǒu shòu birds and animals / the beasts of the field and the birds of the air 气 泵 qì bèng air pump 通 风 口 tōng fēng kǒu air vent / opening for ventilation 博 古 Bó Gǔ Bo Gu (1907-1946), Soviet-trained Chinese Communist, journalist and propagandist, 1930s Left adventurist, subsequently rehabilitated, killed in air crash 曝 露 pù lù to expose (to the air, light etc) / to leave uncovered / exposure 鼓 风 gǔ fēng a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows 扑 空 pū kōng lit. to rush at thin air / fig. to miss one's aim / to have nothing to show for one's troubles 
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