空气质量

空氣質量

kōngqìzhìliàng

noun

Meanings

1 air quality

Characters

quantity, amount

Examples

今天空气质量很差,最好别出门。

Jīntiān kōngqìzhìliàng hěn chà, zuìhǎo bié chūmén.

The air quality is awful today, better not go out.

北京这几年空气质量改善了不少。

Běijīng zhè jǐ nián kōngqìzhìliàng gǎishànle bù shǎo.

Beijing's air quality has improved a lot in recent years.

Tips

culture

Daily-life vocabulary in China, where the 空气质量指数 (AQI) is checked on weather apps alongside temperature. PM2.5 readings became a household topic after the 2013 'airpocalypse' over northern China.

Stroke Order

空 kōng

气 qì

质 zhì

量 liàng