透 tòu
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 秀 elegant, graceful, refined
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
透气
tòuqì
be breathable; allow air through
Characters in this word
气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这种材料虽然防水，却不太透气，长时间穿着容易闷热。 Zhè zhǒng cáiliào suīrán fángshuǐ, què bú tài tòuqì, cháng shíjiān chuānzhuó róngyì mēnrè. Although this material is waterproof, it is not very breathable and can feel stuffy when worn for long periods.
- 这双运动鞋很透气，夏天穿脚不会闷。 Zhè shuāng yùndòngxié hěn tòuqì, xiàtiān chuān jiǎo bú huì mèn. These sneakers are very breathable, so your feet won't feel stuffy wearing them in summer.
- 这间储藏室没有窗户，一点都不透气。 Zhè jiān chǔcángshì méiyǒu chuānghu, yìdiǎn dōu bú tòuqì. This storage room has no windows and doesn't let any air through at all.
Related words
- 透 tòu through; completely
- 透明 tòumíng transparent
- 透过 tòuguò through
- 透露 tòulù to reveal
- 渗透 shèntòu to permeate; to infiltrate
- 透彻 tòuchè thorough; penetrating
- 透支 tòuzhī overdraw; overextend; overdraft
- 不客气 búkèqi you're welcome
- 生气 shēngqì angry; to get angry
- 天气 tiānqì weather
- 空气 kōngqì air
- 气 qì air; anger