导弹 導彈 dǎo dàn (guided) missile / CL:枚[mei2] 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 落地 luò dì to fall to the ground / to be set on the ground / to reach to the ground / to be born / (of a plane) to land syn 飞弹 飛彈 fēi dàn (Tw) missile / stray bullet syn 飞行器 飛行器 fēi xíng qì flying craft (airplane, drone, missile, balloon, spacecraft, satellite etc) 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 制导 制導 zhì dǎo to control (the course of sth) / to guide (a missile) 温床 溫床 wēn chuáng hotbed / breeding ground / fig. breeding ground for crimes or sedition syn 尾翼 wěi yì empennage (of an aircraft) / fletching (of an arrow) / fins (of a missile, rocket etc) / rear spoiler (of a car) syn 巡航导弹 巡航導彈 xún háng dǎo dàn cruise missile 弹道导弹 彈道導彈 dàn dào dǎo dàn ballistic missile 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 试射 試射 shì shè to test-fire / to conduct a missile test 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 核导弹 核導彈 hé dǎo dàn nuclear missile 洲际导弹 洲際導彈 zhōu jì dǎo dàn intercontinental ballistic missile ICBM 破土 pò tǔ to break ground / to start digging / to plough / to break through the ground (of seedling) / fig. the start of a building project syn 空对空 air to air 空地 kōng dì air-to-surface (missile) syn 气道 氣道 qì dào flue / air duct / air passage / respiratory tract 防空导弹 防空導彈 anti-aircraft missile 气瓶 氣瓶 qì píng gas cylinder / air bottle / air tank (diving) 反舰导弹 反艦導彈 fǎn jiàn dǎo dàn anti-ship missile 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 宙斯盾 zhòu sī dùn Zeus's shield / Aegis combat system (US missile guidance) 贮水 貯水 zhù shuǐ catchment / feeding ground / gathering ground 空防 kōng fáng air force / air defense 空对地 空對地 kōng duì dì air-to-surface (missile) 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 地 dì earth / ground / field / place / land / CL:片[pian4] 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 地上 dì shang on the ground / on the floor 空气 空氣 kōng qì air / atmosphere syn 空中 kōng zhōng in the sky / in the air syn 地面 dì miàn floor / ground / surface 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 球场 球場 qiú chǎng stadium / sports ground / court / pitch / field / golf course / CL:個|个[ge4],處|处[chu4] 播出 bō chū to broadcast / to air (a TV program etc) syn 共同点 共同點 gòng tóng diǎn common ground 摔倒 shuāi dǎo to fall down / to slip and fall / to throw sb to the ground syn 窗口 chuāng kǒu window / opening providing restricted access (e.g. customer service window) / computer operating system window / fig. medium / intermediary / showpiece / testing ground 陆军 陸軍 lù jūn army / ground forces syn 抬头 抬頭 tái tóu to raise one's head / to gain ground / account name, or space for writing the name on checks, bills etc syn 飞翔 飛翔 fēi xiáng to circle in the air / to soar syn 坠毁 墜毀 zhuì huǐ (of an airplane etc) to fall to the ground and crash 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 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 操场 操場 cāo chǎng playground / sports field / drill ground / CL:個|个[ge4] 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 底层 底層 dǐ céng ground floor / first floor / lowest level / lowest rung (of society etc) syn 气流 氣流 qì liú stream of air / airflow / slipstream / draft / breath / turbulence (of aircraft) 卧倒 臥倒 wò dǎo to lie down / to drop to the ground syn 充气 充氣 chōng qì to pump air (into sth) / to inflate 劫机 劫機 jié jī hijacking / air piracy syn 交集 jiāo jí (of diverse emotions) to occur simultaneously / to intermingle / common ground / points of commonality / overlap / connection / interaction / dealings / (math.) (set theory) intersection syn 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 落脚 落腳 luò jiǎo to stay for a time / to stop over / to lodge / to sink down (into soft ground) / leftovers syn 一败涂地 一敗塗地 yī bài tú dì lit. defeated, the ground blanketed with bodies (idiom) / fig. to suffer a crushing defeat syn 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 主场 主場 zhǔ chǎng (sports) home ground / home field / (sports) home game / main venue (for a festival etc) 夷为平地 夷為平地 yí wéi píng dì to level / to raze to the ground 停机坪 停機坪 tíng jī píng aircraft parking ground / apron / tarmac (at airport) 胡椒粉 hú jiāo fěn ground pepper (i.e. powder) 飞机票 飛機票 fēi jī piào air ticket / CL:張|张[zhang1] 领空 領空 lǐng kōng territorial air space 赛马场 賽馬場 sài mǎ chǎng race course / race ground / race track 肉馅 肉餡 ròu xiàn ground meat / mincemeat 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 开拓 開拓 kāi tuò to break new ground (for agriculture) / to open up (a new seam) / to develop (border regions) / fig. to open up (new horizons) syn 热气球 熱氣球 rè qì qiú hot air balloon 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 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 气派 氣派 qì pài impressive / stylish / magnificent / imposing manner / dignified air syn 地皮 dì pí lot / section of land / ground syn 气枪 氣槍 qì qiāng an air gun