Writing
冷气 (lěng qì) — how to say "air conditioning" in Chinese
冷气
Air conditioning
noun
Character composition
冷
cold
气
air
Radicals / Keys
气
Steam
#84 · qì · 4 strokes
冫
Ice
#15 · bīng · 2 strokes
Collocations
关冷气
guān lěngqì
to turn off the air conditioning
Examples
夏天太热，我开冷气睡觉。
In summer it's too hot, I turn on the air conditioning to sleep.
开冷气。
Turn on the air conditioning.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say air conditioning in Mandarin?
"air conditioning" in Chinese is 冷气 (lěng qì).
What does 冷气 mean in English?
冷气 (lěng qì) means "Air conditioning".
How is 冷气 pronounced?
It is pronounced lěng qì (written as leng qi, lengqi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "air conditioning" in Chinese characters?
It is written 冷气: 冷 has 7 strokes, 气 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 冷气?
冷气 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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