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English translations
air, atmosphere
Chinese characters:
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空气 ( kongqi / kōngqì ) is composed of these characters:
空 (kong)
, 气 (qi)
空气 ( kongqi / kōngqì ) in traditional characters
空氣
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 空气 ( kongqi / kōngqì ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication. If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ŏ, ù).
Wu kongqi, women huo bu xiaqu!
Wú kōngqì, wŏmen huó bù xiàqu! – English translation: We cannot live without air!
Tags and additional information (Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
sky | breath
空气 ( kongqi / kōngqì ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 451)