通风

通風

tōngfēng

verb HSK 7 #9,638

Meanings

1 to ventilate
2 to air out
3 to let in fresh air

Characters

to pass through

Examples

房间太闷了，开窗通通风。

Fángjiān tài mēn le, kāi chuāng tōngtōng fēng.

The room is too stuffy, open the window to ventilate.

这个房间通风不好。

Zhège fángjiān tōngfēng bù hǎo.

This room has poor ventilation.

Tips

memory

通 (pass through) + 风 (wind) = letting wind pass through, i.e., ventilation.

Stroke Order

通 tōng

风 fēng