Words & Phrases 词汇与词组 – 空调 kōng tiáo

空调

Pinyin: kōng tiáo

Meaning：Air conditioner  

Sentence：没请别人帮助，她自己安装了空调。 She installed her air-conditioner without help.

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空：

Pinyin: kòng, kōng

Meaning: Empty; sky; air; in vain

Radical: 穴

Stokes: 8

Traditional: 空

Common words/Phrase:

空间[kōng jiān] 【space】 

空白[kòng bái] 【blank space】

空运[kōng yùn] 【air transport】

空气[kōng qì] 【atmosphere; air】

空缺[kòng quē] 【vacancy】

调：

Pinyin: tiáo, diào

Meaning: Melody; tune; tone; to transfer

Radical: 讠

Stokes: 10

Traditional: 調

Common words/Phrase:

调整[tiáo zhěng] 【revision; adjustment】 

调查[diào chá] 【investigation; inquiry】

调节[tiáo jié] 【regulate】

调试[tiáo shì] 【debugging】

调度[diào dù] 【dispatch】