HSK · Level 20
135 words
Chinese word
大气
Pronunciation
Pinyindà qì
Meaning
- nounatmosphere
Example
地球的大气很重要。dì qiú de dà qì hěn zhòng yào
Earth's atmosphere is very important.
More examples
高层观测显示，大气层的温度在上升。gāo céng guān cè xiǎn shì dà qì céng de wēn dù zài shàng shēng
High-altitude observations show that the temperature in the atmospheric layer is rising.
Core concept
A broad gas layer wrapped around Earth, where weather forms and climate operates.
Common phrases
大气层dà qì céng
atmospheric layer
大气污染dà qì wū rǎn
air pollution
大气压dà qì yā
atmospheric pressure
Similar words
空气kōng qì: The air in a place that people and animals breathe, indoors or outdoors.
大气层dà qì céng: The layers of gas surrounding Earth and reaching toward the boundary with outer space.
天气tiān qì: The short-term condition of the air, including temperature, rain, and wind.
Definition in Chinese
围绕地表并延伸到一定高度的气体包层，是产生天气现象和承载气候过程的主要介质。wéi rào dì biǎo bìng yán shēn dào yí dìng gāo dù de qì tǐ bāo céng shì chǎn shēng tiān qì xiàn xiàng hé chéng zài qì hòu guò chéng de zhǔ yào jiè zhì
Word origin
大气 (dàqì, "atmosphere") combines 大 (dà, "large") with 气 (qì, "air or gas"), highlighting a wide body of gas.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this noun is common in weather, climate, and pollution reporting, where it points to a large natural system rather than the air around one person.
Other meanings
- airnoun
Opposites
- 真空zhēn kōngvacuumnoun
Related words
- 大气层dà qì céngatmospheric layernoun
- 大气压dà qì yāatmospheric pressurenoun
- 大气成分dà qì chéng fènatmospheric componentsnoun