气
球

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The word "气球" is formed by combining the character "气", which means air or gas, with the character "球", which means ball or sphere, creating the literal compound meaning "air ball" to denote a balloon.

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我有一个大气球。

Wǒ yǒu yī gè dà qìqiú.

I have a big balloon.

孩子们喜欢玩气球。

Háizimen xǐhuān wán qìqiú.

Children like to play with balloons.

气球在天空中飘来飘去。

Qìqiú zài tiānkōng zhōng piāo lái piāo qù.

The balloon is floating around in the sky.

我用氢气球做了一个简单的实验。

Wǒ yòng qīngqìqiú zuò le yī gè jiǎndān de shíyàn.

I used a hydrogen balloon to do a simple experiment.

为了防止气球爆炸，我们避免了阳光直射。

Wèile fángzhǐ qìqiú bàozhà, wǒmen bìmiǎn le yángguāng zhíshè.

To prevent the balloon from exploding, we avoided direct sunlight.

Word Definition - 气球

qì qiú balloon

Individual Character Details

气 qì
球 qiú, qiú