空調

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See also: 空调

Chinese

atmosphere
harmonize; reconcile; blend
harmonize; reconcile; blend; suit well; provoke; incite; mode (music); to move (troops); tune; tone; melody; to transfer
 
trad. (空調) 調
simp. (空调)

Etymology

Short for 空氣調節空气调节 (kōngqì tiáojié).

Pronunciation


Note:
  • kong1 tiou5 - Chaozhou;
  • kong1 tiao5 - Jieyang.

    Noun

    空調

    1. (chiefly Mainland China, countable) air conditioner
      老式空調機器出現問題 [MSC, trad.]
      老式空调机器出现问题 [MSC, simp.]
      Yòng le hěn jiǔ de lǎoshì kōngtiáo jīqì huì chūxiàn hěn duō wèntí.
      There are a lot of problems with old-fashioned air conditioners.
    2. (chiefly Mainland China, uncountable) air conditioning
      空調作用製冷 [MSC, trad.]
      空调作用制冷 [MSC, simp.]
      Kōngtiáo de zuòyòng shì zhìlěng.
      The function of air conditioning is to lower the temperature.

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    Japanese

    Kanji in this term
    調
    くう
    Grade: 1
    ちょう
    Grade: 3
    on'yomi

    Etymology

    Abbreviation of 空気調節.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (くう)調(ちょう) (kūchōくうてう (kuuteu)?

    1. air conditioning

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    References

    1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN