通风

通風

tōngfēng

verb HSK 7-9 #9,638

Meanings

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

Characters

to pass through

Examples

HSK 1

这个房间通风不好。

Zhège fángjiān tōngfēng bùhǎo.

This room has poor ventilation.

HSK 7-9

房间太闷了，开窗通通风。

Fángjiān tài mēn le, kāi chuāng tōng tōng fēng.

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

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

通 tōng

风 fēng