停电 停電 tíng diàn to have a power failure / power cut 空调 空調 kōng tiáo air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL:臺|台[tai2] syn 透气 透氣 tòu qì to flow freely (of air) / to ventilate / to breathe (of fabric etc) / to take a breath of fresh air / to divulge syn 掌权 掌權 zhǎng quán to wield (political etc) power / be in power syn 断电 斷電 duàn diàn to experience a power outage / to have a power failure 空空 kōng kōng empty / vacuous / nothing / vacant / in vain / all for nothing / air-to-air (missile) 冷气 冷氣 lěng qì cold air / air conditioning syn 实权 實權 shí quán real power / genuine power 风干 風乾 fēng gān to air-dry / to season (timber etc) / air-dried / air-drying 当政 當政 dāng zhèng to come to power / to hold power / in office syn 风口 風口 fēng kǒu air vent / drafty place / wind gap (geology) / tuyere (furnace air nozzle) / (fig.) hot trend / fad 寒气 寒氣 hán qì cold air / a chill one feels in the body (when exposed to cold air) syn 空战 空戰 kōng zhàn air war / air warfare 争权夺利 爭權奪利 zhēng quán duó lì scramble for power and profit (idiom) / power struggle 空对空 air to air 气道 氣道 qì dào flue / air duct / air passage / respiratory tract 气瓶 氣瓶 qì píng gas cylinder / air bottle / air tank (diving) 出风口 出風口 chū fēng kǒu air vent / air outlet 空空导弹 空空導彈 kōng kōng dǎo dàn air-to-air missile 电力网 電力網 diàn lì wǎng electric power grid / power grid 空防 kōng fáng air force / air defense 乘方 chéng fāng (math.) to exponentiate / to raise (a number) to a power / exponentiation / power syn 做 zuò to make / to produce / to write / to compose / to do / to engage in / to hold (a party etc) / (of a person) to be (an intermediary, a good student etc) / to become (husband and wife, friends etc) / (of a thing) to serve as / to be used for / to assume (an air or manner) syn 被 bèi 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") syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 力量 lì lia4ng power / force / strength syn 力 lì power / force / strength / ability / strenuously syn 空 kōng empty / air / sky / in vain syn 权利 權利 quán lì right (i.e. an entitlement to sth) / (classical) power and wealth syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 权 權 quán authority / power / right / (literary) to weigh / expedient / temporary syn 空气 空氣 kōng qì air / atmosphere syn 权力 權力 quán lì power / authority syn 空中 kōng zhōng in the sky / in the air syn 动力 動力 dòng lì motive power / (fig.) motivation / impetus 争霸 爭霸 zhēng bà to contend for hegemony / a power struggle syn 上台 shàng tái to rise to power (in politics) / to go on stage (in the theater) syn 机票 機票 jī piào air ticket / passenger ticket / CL:張|张[zhang1] 空军 空軍 kōng jūn air force / (slang) to fail to catch anything (on a fishing trip) / to get skunked syn 魔力 mó lì magic / magic power 播出 bō chū to broadcast / to air (a TV program etc) syn 电力 電力 diàn lì electrical power / electricity 电源 電源 diàn yuán electric power source 电线 電線 diàn xiàn wire / power cord / CL:根[gen1] syn 体力 體力 tǐ lì physical strength / physical power syn 势力 勢力 shì li power / influence / a force (military, political etc) syn 权威 權威 quán wēi authority / authoritative / power and prestige syn 权限 權限 quán xiàn scope of authority / extent of power / (access etc) privileges syn 飞翔 飛翔 fēi xiáng to circle in the air / to soar syn 威力 wēi lì might / formidable power 兜风 兜風 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air 品质 品質 pǐn zhì character / intrinsic quality (of a person) / quality (of a product or service, or as in "quality of life", "air quality" etc) syn 气质 氣質 qì zhì personality traits / temperament / disposition / aura / air / feel / vibe / refinement / sophistication / class syn 开关 開關 kāi guān power switch / gas valve / to open the city (or frontier) gate / to open and close / to switch on and off syn 次数 次數 cì shù number of times / frequency / order number (in a series) / power (math.) / degree of a polynomial (math.) 上将 上將 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 航线 航線 háng xiàn air or shipping route syn 人力 rén lì manpower / labor power syn 政权 政權 zhèng quán regime / political power syn 进口 進口 jìn kǒu to import / imported / entrance / inlet (for the intake of air, water etc) syn 空姐 kōng jiě abbr. for 空中小姐 / stewardess / air hostess / female flight attendant syn 暖气 暖氣 nuǎn qì central heating / heater / warm air syn 扩张 擴張 kuò zhāng expansion / dilation / to expand (e.g. one's power or influence) / to broaden syn 定律 dìng lǜ scientific law (e.g. law of conservation of energy) / (in human affairs) a generalization based on observation (e.g. "power corrupts") syn 空袭 空襲 kōng xí to make an air raid syn 气管 氣管 qì guǎn windpipe / trachea / respiratory tract / air duct / gas pipe syn 机动 機動 jī dòng locomotive / motorized / power-driven / adaptable / flexible (use, treatment, timing etc) syn 气温 氣溫 qì wēn air temperature / CL:個|个[ge4] 通风口 通風口 tōng fēng kǒu air vent / opening for ventilation 气流 氣流 qì liú stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft) 权势 權勢 quán shì power / influence syn 如意 rú yì as one wants / according to one's wishes / ruyi scepter, a symbol of power and good fortune syn 职权 職權 zhí quán authority / power over others syn 充气 充氣 chōng qì to pump air (into sth) / to inflate 大权 大權 dà quán power / authority syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 劫机 劫機 jié jī hijacking / air piracy syn 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn 核电站 核電站 hé diàn zhàn nuclear power plant 风范 風範 fēng fàn air / manner / model / paragon / demeanor syn 空运 空運 kōng yùn air transport 气囊 氣囊 qì náng air sac / aerostat gasbag 烟消云散 煙消雲散 yān xiāo yún sàn to vanish like smoke in thin air / to disappear syn 防空洞 fáng kōng dòng air raid shelter / bomb shelter / (fig.) place that protects bad people / hideout 感染力 gǎn rǎn lì infectiousness (of a disease) / appeal / power / impact (of an image, marketing message, performance etc) 喷气 噴氣 pēn qì to spurt steam (or air etc) syn 放风 放風 fàng fēng to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information syn 特异功能 特異功能 tè yì gōng néng supernatural power / extrasensory perception 电网 電網 diàn wǎng electricity grid / power grid / electrified wire netting 法力 fǎ lì magic power syn 神力 shén lì occult force / the power of a God or spirit 势头 勢頭 shì tóu power / momentum / tendency / impetus / situation / the look of things syn 发条 發條 fā tiáo clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc) / (attributive) windup / clockwork syn 飞机票 飛機票 fēi jī piào air ticket / CL:張|张[zhang1] 杀伤力 殺傷力 shā shāng lì destructive power / harmfulness 发电厂 發電廠 fā diàn chǎng power plant syn 领空 領空 lǐng kōng territorial air space 威风 威風 wēi fēng awe-inspiring bearing / authority / power / imposing / impressive / majestic syn 少将 少將 shào jiàng major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight