冷气 lěngqì cold air
cold air; air conditioning
How to remember 冷气: 冷 cold + 气 air = cold air.
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How it is used
- 'Cold air', and by common usage 'air conditioning (the cooling)' - 开冷气 (kāi lěngqì) to turn on the AC, especially in southern China and Taiwan.
- Distinct from the machine 空调 (kōngtiáo); 冷气 is the cold output. 冷气很足 (the AC is really cranking).
Example sentences
- 请你把冷气调高点。 Qǐng nǐ bǎ lěngqì tiáo gāodiǎn.Please turn up the AC a little bit.