Definition
喷气 is a separable verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to blow out gas' or 'to inject air'. The verb 喷 and the object 气 can be separated when adding measure words or other elements, e.g., 喷了一次气 ('blew air once'). It's most commonly seen in technical contexts like 喷气式飞机 ('jet aircraft').
v.o.
to blow out gasto inject air(of an engine) to jet
Examples
- 喷气。Fādòngjī kāishǐ pēn le.The engine started to jet air.
- 。Tā duì zhe qìqiú pēn le yì kǒu qì.He blew a puff of air into the balloon.
- 。Zhè zhǒng fēijī cǎiyòng pēn shì tuījìn.This type of aircraft uses jet propulsion.
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