空调 空調 kōng tiáo air conditioning / air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode) / CL:臺|台[tai2] syn 泥土 ní tǔ earth / soil / mud / clay 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 粪便 糞便 fèn biàn excrement / feces / night soil syn 干燥 乾燥 gān zào (of weather, climate, soil etc) dry / arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull / dry / boring / (of timber etc) to dry out / to season / to cure syn 土壤 tǔ rǎng soil syn 流失 liú shī (of soil etc) to wash away / to be eroded / (fig.) (of talented staff, followers of a religious faith, investment funds etc) to go elsewhere / to fail to be retained 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 松软 鬆軟 sōng ruǎn flexible / not rigid / spongy / soft or runny (not set hard) / loose (soil) syn 大粪 大糞 dà fèn human excrement / night soil (human manure traditionally used as agricultural fertilizer) syn 沙土 shā tǔ sandy soil 粪土 糞土 fèn tǔ dirty soil / dung and dirt / (fig.) worthless thing syn 风干 風乾 fēng gān to air-dry / to season (timber etc) / air-dried / air-drying 乡土 鄉土 xiāng tǔ native soil / one's native land / one's hometown / local (to an area) syn 红土 紅土 hóng tǔ red soil / laterite syn 地力 dì lì fertility / productivity (of soil or land) 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 整地 zhěng dì to prepare the soil (agriculture) syn 土层 土層 tǔ céng layer of soil / ground level 黄土 黃土 huáng tǔ loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China) 空战 空戰 kōng zhàn air war / air warfare 水汪汪 shuǐ wāng wāng watery / waterlogged (soil) / limpid / bright and intelligent (eyes) syn 水土 shuǐ tǔ water and soil / surface water / natural environment (extended meaning) / climate 灰土 huī tǔ dust / (soil taxonomy) spodosol syn 耕田 gēng tián to cultivate soil / to till fields syn 盐碱地 鹽鹼地 yán jiǎn dì saline soil / (fig.) infertile woman syn 土方 tǔ fāng cubic meter of earth (unit of measurement) / excavated soil / earthwork (abbr. for 土方工程[tu3 fang1 gong1 cheng2]) / (TCM) folk remedy syn 空对空 air to air 冬笋 冬筍 dōng sǔn winter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil) syn 轮作 輪作 lún zuò rotation of crops (to preserve fertility of soil) syn 土地 tǔ dì land / soil / territory / CL:片[pian4],塊|块[kuai4] syn 气道 氣道 qì dào flue / air duct / air passage / respiratory tract 水土保持 shuǐ tǔ bǎo chí soil conservation syn 干裂 乾裂 gān liè (of dry soil etc) to crack / (of skin) to chap syn 追肥 zhuī féi top soil dressing / additional fertilizer 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 肥力 féi lì fertility (of soil) syn 空空导弹 空空導彈 kōng kōng dǎo dàn air-to-air missile 松土 鬆土 sōng tǔ to plow (loosen the soil) 墒情 shāng qíng the state of moisture in the soil (and whether it can support a crop) 土力学 土力學 tǔ lì xué soil mechanics 趟 tāng to wade / to trample / to turn the soil syn 卤 鹵 lǔ alkaline soil / salt / brine / halogen (chemistry) / crass / stupid 空防 kōng fáng air force / air defense 壤 rǎng (bound form) soil / earth / (literary) the earth (contrasted with heaven 天[tian1]) syn 土温 土溫 tǔ wēn temperature of the soil syn 壅 yōng to obstruct / to stop up / to heap soil around the roots of a plant 垡 fá to turn the soil / upturned soil / (used in place names) syn 表土 biǎo tǔ surface soil / topsoil 保墒 bǎo shāng preservation of soil moisture 肥田 féi tián fertile land / to fertilize the soil syn 锄地 鋤地 chú dì to hoe / to weed the soil 土壤学 土壤學 tǔ rǎng xué pedology (soil study) 冻土层 凍土層 dòng tǔ céng permafrost / tundra / layer of frozen soil 垄 壟 lǒng ridge between fields / crop row / mounded soil forming a ridge in a field / grave mound syn 墒 shāng plowed earth / soil moisture / furrow 篑 簣 kuì basket for carrying soil 硗 磽 qiāo stony soil 砘 dùn (agriculture) to compact loose soil with a stone roller after sowing seeds / stone roller used for this purpose syn 埴 zhí soil with large clay content 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 空 kōng empty / air / sky / in vain syn 空气 空氣 kōng qì air / atmosphere 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 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 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) 充气 充氣 chōng qì to pump air (into sth) / to inflate 劫机 劫機 jié jī hijacking / air piracy 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 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 