透气 tòuqì to flow freely (of air)
to flow freely (of air); to ventilate; to breathe (of fabric etc); to take a breath of fresh air; to divulge
怎么记住“透气”: 透 to pierce + 气 air = to flow freely (of air).
汉字
用法
- Two everyday senses: (1) fabric/material that breathes - 这鞋很透气 (zhè xié hěn tòuqì) these shoes are breathable; (2) to get a breath of fresh air - 出去透透气 (chūqù tòutou qì) go out for some air.
- Note the separable form 透透气 / 透口气, showing it's a verb-object at heart (let air through).
- Also figurative: 让他透口气 give him a chance to breathe / some relief.
例句
- 我想尽快从这个不透气的屋子里出去。 Wǒ xiǎng jǐnkuài cóng zhège bútòuqì de wūzilǐ chūqù.I want to move out of this cramped room as soon as I can.