How to say “ventilate” in Chinese
ventilate, ventilation
“Ventilate” in Chinese is 通风, tōng fēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
通风 is read tōng fēng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 辶 “walk”. Inside, 甬 — as in 痛 tòng and 桶 tǒng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “通风”.
More words from the lesson “Cleaning: four words with 清”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “ventilate” in Chinese?
“Ventilate” in Chinese is 通风, pinyin tōngfēng.
What does 通风 mean?
通风 (tōngfēng) means “ventilate, ventilation”.
How do you write 通风?
通风 is 2 characters: 通 (tōng) — go through; connect; 风 (fēng) — wind. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 通风?
通风 is read tōngfēng. Tones: tōng — first tone, fēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“ventilate” in the lesson “Cleaning: four words with 清”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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