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 搬运 搬運 bān yùn freight / transport / portage / to transport / to carry syn 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 风干 風乾 fēng gān to air-dry / to season (timber etc) / air-dried / air-drying 风口 風口 fēng kǒu air vent / drafty place / wind gap (geology) / tuyere (furnace air nozzle) / (fig.) hot trend / fad 海陆空 海陸空 hǎi lù kòng sea land air (transport, or military operations) 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 空对空 air to air 气道 氣道 qì dào flue / air duct / air passage / respiratory tract 铁路运输 鐵路運輸 tiě lù yùn shū rail-road transport / road-rail transport / piggyback 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 空防 kōng fáng air force / air defense 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 空 kōng empty / air / sky / in vain syn 空气 空氣 kōng qì air / atmosphere syn 解 jiè to transport under guard syn 运 運 yùn to move / to transport / to use / to apply / fortune / luck / fate syn 网络 網絡 wǎng luò network (computing, telecommunications, transport etc) syn 空中 kōng zhōng in the sky / in the air 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 播出 bō chū to broadcast / to air (a TV program etc) syn 运输 運輸 yùn shū to transport / to carry / transportation syn 运送 運送 yùn sòng to transport / to carry syn 飞翔 飛翔 fēi xiáng to circle in the air / to soar syn 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 中转站 中轉站 zhōng zhuǎn zhàn transit hub / transport hub / interchange 上将 上將 shàng jiàng general / admiral / air chief marshal 航线 航線 háng xiàn air or shipping route 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 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 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) 货运 貨運 huò yùn freight transport / cargo / transported goods 充气 充氣 chōng qì to pump air (into sth) / to inflate 劫机 劫機 jié jī hijacking / air piracy syn 押送 yā sòng to send under escort / to transport a detainee syn 输送 輸送 shū sòng to transport / to convey / to deliver 风范 風範 fēng fàn air / manner / model / paragon / demeanor syn 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 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 飞机票 飛機票 fēi jī piào air ticket / CL:張|张[zhang1] 领空 領空 lǐng kōng territorial air space 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 热气球 熱氣球 rè qì qiú hot air balloon 空难 空難 kōng nàn air crash / aviation accident or incident 悬浮 懸浮 xuán fú to float (in the air etc) / suspension syn 货柜 貨櫃 huò guì counter for the display of goods / (Tw) container (for freight transport) syn 气派 氣派 qì pài impressive / stylish / magnificent / imposing manner / dignified air syn 气枪 氣槍 qì qiāng an air gun 腾空 騰空 téng kōng to soar / to rise high into the air syn 耳目一新 ěr mù yī xīn a pleasant change / a breath of fresh air / refreshing 联队 聯隊 lián duì wing (of an air force) / sports team representing a combination of entities (e.g. United Korea) 飞贼 飛賊 fēi zéi cat burglar / burglar who gains entrance by scaling walls / intruding enemy airman / air marauder syn 字样 字樣 zì yàng model or template character / written slogan or phrase / mention (e.g. "air mail" 航空 on a letter, "first draft" 初稿 on a document etc) syn 航运 航運 háng yùn shipping / transport 漏气 漏氣 lòu qì to leak air or gas syn 气孔 氣孔 qì kǒng air-bubble / pore / stoma 目中无人 目中無人 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 syn 撒气 撒氣 sā qì to leak (of air) / to go flat (of a tire) / to vent one's anger syn 气垫 氣墊 qì diàn air cushion (as on hovercraft) 憋气 憋氣 biē qì to hold one's breath / to feel suffocated (for lack of air) / choked with bottled-up resentment syn 交通部 jiāo tōng bù Department of Transportation / (PRC) Ministry of Transport 制冷 zhì lěng to produce cold air (to cool a room etc) syn 烟尘 煙塵 yān chén smoke and dust / air pollution syn 换乘 換乘 huàn chéng to change train (plane, bus etc) / transfer between modes of transport 三军 三軍 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 syn 空中小姐 kōng zhōng xiǎo jiě stewardess / air hostess syn 车钱 車錢 chē qián fare / transport costs syn 曝露 pù lù to expose (to the air, light etc) / to leave uncovered / exposure syn 气态 氣態 qì tài gaseous state (physics) / manner / air / bearing 鸟枪 鳥槍 niǎo qiāng flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun 纷飞 紛飛 fēn fēi to swirl in the air (of thickly falling snowflakes, flower petals etc) / to flutter about 鼓风机 鼓風機 gǔ fēng jī bellows / ventilator / air blower syn 热风 熱風 rè fēng hot wind / hot air syn 傲气 傲氣 ào qì air of arrogance / haughtiness syn 中将 中將 zhōng jiàng lieutenant general / vice admiral / air marshal 交通费 交通費 jiāo tōng fèi transport costs syn 误点 誤點 wù diǎn not on time / late (public transport, airlines) / overdue / behind schedule / delayed syn 飘然 飄然 piāo rán to float in the air / swiftly / nimbly / easy and relaxed syn 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs syn 气团 氣團 qì tuán air mass