立式空调

立式空調

lìshì kōngtiáo

noun

Measure Word

一台立式空调 tái

Meanings

1 floor-standing air conditioner
2 stand-up AC unit

Characters

to adjust, to regulate

Examples

客厅大,我们装了一台立式空调。

Kètīng dà, wǒmen zhuāng le yì tái lìshì kōngtiáo.

The living room is big, so we installed a floor-standing AC.

立式空调比挂式制冷快,但是占地方。

Lìshì kōngtiáo bǐ guà shì zhìlěng kuài, dànshì zhàndì fang.

Floor-standing ACs cool faster than wall-mounted ones but take up space.

Tips

usage

Chinese AC units come in two main shapes: 立式 (lìshì, floor-standing column, common in Chinese living rooms) and 挂式 (guàshì, wall-mounted, common in bedrooms). 立式 means literally 'standing-style'.

Stroke Order

立 lì

式 shì

空 kōng

调 tiáo