空调 (kōng tiáo) — air conditioner; air conditioning
Definition
Standard mainland term for 'air conditioner / air conditioning.' 冷气 means the same thing but is mainly used in Taiwan.
noun
air conditionerair conditioning
Measure word · 台
Examples
- ,空调。Xià tiān hěn rè, wǒ xǐ huan kāi kōng tiáo.It's hot in summer, so I like to turn on the air conditioner.
- 空调,。Zhè ge kōng tiáo bù liáng le, kě néng huài le.This air conditioner isn't cooling well; it might be broken.
- ,空调。Wǎn shàng shuì jiào de shí hou, bié kāi kōng tiáo tài jiǔ.Don't run the air conditioner too long when you sleep at night.
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