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

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.

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.

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