空调 kōngtiáo▶ Máy điều hòa

Stroke order

空调 is written in 18 strokes across 2 characters.

• 空 — 8 strokes
• 调 — 10 strokes

Senses

1. air conditioning
2. air conditioner (including units that have a heating mode)

Example sentences

• 房间里有空调。Fángjiān lǐ yǒu kōngtiáo.There is an air conditioner in the room.
• 天太热了，请开空调。Tiān tài rè le, qǐng kāi kōngtiáo.It is too hot, please turn on the air conditioner.

Related words

• 空trống
• 填空Điền vào chỗ trống
• 空气Không khí
• 调查điều tra
• 单调đơn điệu
• 声调Giọng điệu, âm điệu

空调 is pronounced kōngtiáo and means “Máy điều hòa”. HSK 3 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 空调 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.