气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
气泡
qìpào
bubble; air bubble
Characters in this word
泡 pào
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 包 wrap, pack, bundle
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 潜水员上升过快时，体内形成的气泡可能造成严重伤害。 Qiánshuǐyuán shàngshēng guò kuài shí, tǐnèi xíngchéng de qìpào kěnéng zàochéng yánzhòng shānghài. If a diver ascends too quickly, bubbles forming inside the body may cause serious harm.
- 可乐刚倒进杯子里，杯壁上就爬满了小气泡。 Kělè gāng dàojìn bēizi lǐ, bēibì shàng jiù pá mǎn le xiǎo qìpào. As soon as the cola was poured into the glass, its sides became covered with tiny bubbles.
- 鱼缸里的水泵不断冒出气泡，给鱼儿送去新鲜空气。 Yúgāng lǐ de shuǐbèng búduàn mào chū qìpào, gěi yú'ér sòng qù xīnxiān kōngqì. The pump in the fish tank keeps releasing bubbles, sending fresh air to the fish.