空气 kōng qì
“air; atmosphere”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 空氣
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
空气 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1437: 空气 kōngqì — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 115
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 空气
空气 means the air around us, especially the air we breathe or the air quality in a place. It is a noun and often appears with descriptions like 空气很好, 空气新鲜, or 空气不好. Learners also meet it in the fixed idea of 空气污染, but the everyday sense is simply “air.”
例句Example sentences
- 早上的空气很新鲜。zǎo shàng de kōng qì hěn xīn xiān.The morning air is very fresh.
- 房间里的空气不好，请打开窗户。fáng jiān lǐ de kōng qì bù hǎo, qǐng dǎ kāi chuāng hu.The air in the room is bad; please open the window.
- 山上的空气比城市里干净。shān shàng de kōng qì bǐ chéng shì lǐ gān jìng.The air in the mountains is cleaner than in the city.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我想呼吸一个新鲜空气。
✓我想呼吸新鲜空气。
空气 is a mass noun, so it does not take the measure word 一个.