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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.inflate; fill with air; pump air into
她给轮胎打气。
She blows up a tyre.
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v.metaencourage; bolster; cheer up; bolster up (or boost) the morale
我们给他打气吧。
Let's give him some encouragement.
给他打气
try to encourage him
人们喊着为球员们打气。
The crowd yelled encouragement at the players.
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Word usage
- Separable word"打" and "气" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
车后轮需要打点气。
The rear wheels of the car need to be pumped up.
自行车已经打过气了。
The bicycle has been pumped.
赛跑进入最后一圈时,观众为运动员打着气。
The crowd cheered the runners on as they started the last lap.