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通风

tōng fēng · tong feng

Traditional 通風

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. airy
  2. ventilation
  3. to ventilate
  4. to disclose information
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In a conversation

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Let some air in

  1. Dengdeng

    你的(nǐde)房间(fángjiān)太(tài)闷(mēn)了(le)，窗户(chuānghu)怎么(zěnme)不开(bùkāi)？

    Your room is too stuffy. Why is the window not open?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)怕冷(pàlěng)。

    I am afraid of the cold.

  3. Dengdeng

    房间(fángjiān)要(yào)通风(tōngfēng)，空气(kōngqì)才(cái)新鲜(xīnxiān)。

    A room must be aired for the air to be fresh.

  4. Liangliang

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)开(kāi)一点点(yīdiǎndiǎn)。

    Fine, I will open it a little.

  5. Dengdeng

    开(kāi)大(dà)一点(yīdiǎn)，通风(tōngfēng)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)就(jiù)好(hǎo)。

    Open it wider. Ten minutes of airing is enough.

  6. Liangliang

    哎呀(āiyā)，通风(tōngfēng)太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)，我的(wǒde)作业(zuòyè)飞走(fēizǒu)了(le)！

    Oh no, the airing is too good. My homework blew away!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)房(fáng)间(jiān)不(bú)太(tài)通(tōng)风(fēng)，我(wǒ)们(men)打(dǎ)开(kāi)窗(chuāng)户(hu)吧(ba)。

This room isn't very airy; let's open the window.

02

厨(chú)房(fáng)里(lǐ)装(zhuāng)了(le)通(tōng)风(fēng)设(shè)备(bèi)，油(yóu)烟(yān)少(shǎo)了(le)很(hěn)多(duō)。

Ventilation equipment was installed in the kitchen, so there's much less cooking smoke.

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