通风口 (tōngfēngkǒu): air vent

Measure Word

一个通风口 gè

Meanings

1 air vent
2 ventilation opening

Characters

Examples

检查一下通风口有没有堵住。

Jiǎnchá yīxià tōngfēngkǒu yǒuméiyǒu dǔzhù.

Check if the air vent is blocked.

他们从通风口爬了进去。

Tāmen cóng tōngfēngkǒu pá le jìnqù.

They crawled in through the air vent.

Tips

memory

通风 (ventilate) + 口 (opening) = an opening for ventilation. 通 means "pass through," 风 is "wind."

Stroke Order

通 tōng

风 fēng

口 kǒu

Related Words

通风 tōngfēng HSK 7-9 #9,638

to ventilate / to air out / to let in fresh air

通往 tōngwǎng HSK 7-9 #5,035

to lead to / to go to

通讯 tōngxùn HSK 6 #3,850

communications; telecommunication / news report; correspondence

通道 tōngdào HSK 6 #3,439

passage; passageway; corridor / channel; pathway

通信 tōngxìn HSK 3 #5,547

communication / to correspond / telecommunications

通话 tōnghuà HSK 6 #2,488

phone call; to make a phone call / to communicate by phone

伤口 shāngkǒu HSK 6 #1,975

wound; cut / opening of a wound

通行证 tōngxíngzhèng HSK 7-9 #5,876

pass / permit / laissez-passer

通常 tōngcháng HSK 3 #1,248

usually / normally / ordinarily

通 tōng HSK 2 #1,132

to go through; to pass through / to connect; to lead to / to communicate; to be in touch / to understand thoroughly; to be expert in / open; unobstructed; clear / common; general; widely shared / classifier for letters, telegrams, and phone calls