对流

對流
duìliú
noun HSK 7-9 #40,322

Meanings

  1. 1 convection
  2. 2 cross-ventilation

Examples

HSK 5
Kāi chuāng xíngchéng duìliú, fángjiān hěn kuài jiù liáng le.
Opening the windows creates a draught, and the room cools down fast.
HSK 7-9
Kōngqì duìliú bǎ dìmiàn de rèliàng dài dào gāokōng.
Convection carries heat from the ground up into the atmosphere.
HSK 7-9
Qiángliè de duìliú tiānqì róngyì yǐnfā léibào.
Strong convective weather easily sets off thunderstorms.

Tips

usage
Two lives. In science it is convection: 对流层 is the troposphere, and 对流天气 is the thunderstorm-producing kind of weather. In everyday talk it is the through-draught you get by opening windows on opposite sides of a room.

Stroke Order

对 duì
流 liú