开空调

開空調

kāikōngtiáo

verb

Meanings

1 to turn on the air conditioner
2 to switch on the AC

Characters

to open, turn on

to regulate, adjust

Examples

HSK 1

天太热了，快开空调。

Tiān tài rè le, kuài kāikōngtiáo.

It's too hot, turn on the AC quickly.

HSK 2

我开空调开到二十六度。

Wǒ kāikōngtiáo kāi dào èrshíliù dù.

I set the air conditioner to 26 degrees.

Tips

mistakes

Note 空调 is kōngtiáo, not kōngdiào - the character 调 takes a different reading here ('to adjust / regulate' vs 'tone').

Stroke Order

开 kāi

空 kōng

调 tiáo