Meaning
steam; vapor
Chinese: 水汽，也指汽车相关词中的“汽”。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “qi” becomes a different word in each tone. 汽 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 汽车qì chēcar; automobile; bus
- 公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēbus
- 汽油qì yóugasoline
- 汽水qì shuǐsoda pop; carbonated soft drink
- 汽化qì huàto boil; to vaporize
Example Sentence
锅里的水开了，冒出了热汽。Guō lǐ de shuǐ kāi le, mào chū le rè qì.The water in the pot boiled and gave off hot steam.
锅Guōpot里lǐinside的deof水shuǐShui ethnic group开kāito open (transitive or int了le(completed action)，冒màoto brave出chūto go out了le(completed action)热rèto warm up汽qìsteam。