气筒

氣筒

qìtǒng

noun #36,892

Measure Word

一个气筒 gè

Meanings

1 bicycle pump
2 inflator

Characters

tube / cylinder

Examples

HSK 3

气筒坏了，得换个新的。

Qìtǒng huài le, děi huàn gè xīn de.

The pump is broken; we need a new one.

HSK 4

我借你的气筒打个气。

Wǒ jiè nǐ de qìtǒng dǎ gè qì.

Let me borrow your pump to inflate this.

Tips

culture

Listen for 出气筒 ('air-letting pipe'), a vivid metaphor for someone who gets to be the target of another person's frustration, an undeserving 'punching bag' to vent on.

Stroke Order

气 qì

筒 tǒng