Definition
通风 means 'to ventilate' (letting air circulate) and also 'to tip off' (secretly revealing information). 透气 (tòu qì) focuses on air passing through a material or taking a breath, while 通风 is about actively circulating air in a space.
verb
to ventilateto let fresh air circulateto tip offto secretly reveal information
Examples
- 通风。Qǐng bǎ chuānghu dǎkāi tōng fēng yí xià.Please open the windows to air out the room.
- 通风，。Tā xiàng jìngzhēng duìshǒu tōng fēng, dǎozhì gōngsī sǔnshī hěn dà.He tipped off the competitors, causing great losses to the company.
- ，。Zhège fángjiān bù tōng fēng, dāi jiǔ le tóu yūn.This room is not well-ventilated; staying long makes you dizzy.
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