排气 (pái qì) — to exhaust, to vent (gas or air)
Definition
Refers specifically to releasing or venting gas/air from an enclosed space or machine (e.g. an exhaust system, boiler). The first character is pronounced pái, not pái in 安排.
verb
to exhaustto vent (gas or air)
Examples
- 排气。Qì chē de pái qì xì tǒng chū le wèn tí.The car's exhaust system has a problem.
- 。Guō lú měi gè xīng qī yào pái yí cì qì.The boiler needs to be vented once a week.
- 排气，。Chú fáng de pái qì xiào guǒ bú tài hǎo, zuò fàn shí yóu yān hěn dà.The kitchen's ventilation isn't very good — there's a lot of smoke when cooking.
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