Learn Hardcore Chinese: kōngqì

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Usages of kōngqì

我wǒ　在zài　安静ānjìng　的de　公园gōngyuán　里lǐ　跑步pǎobù　的de　时候shíhou，　感觉gǎnjué　空气kōngqì　和hé　环境huánjìng　都dōu　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ zài ānjìng de gōngyuán lǐ pǎobù de shíhou, gǎnjué kōngqì hé huánjìng dōu hěn hǎo.

When I run in a quiet park, I feel the air and the environment are both very good.

我wǒ　觉jué得de　这zhè　个gè　城市chéngshì　的de　空气kōngqì　不bù　太tài　好hǎo，　所以suǒyǐ　很hěn　多duō　人rén　晚上wǎnshang　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　家jiā　附近fùjìn　好hǎo　多duō。wǒ juéde zhè gè chéngshì de kōngqì bù tài hǎo, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén wǎnshang qù gōngyuán sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ jiā fùjìn hǎo duō.

I think the air in this city isn’t very good, so many people go for walks in the park at night, saying the air there is much better than near home.

我wǒ　爷爷yéye　奶奶nǎinai　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　郊区jiāoqū　散步sànbù，　说shuō　那里nàli　的de　空气kōngqì　比bǐ　城里chéngli　新鲜xīnxiān，　人rén　也yě　不bù　那么nàme　拥挤yōngjǐ。wǒ yéye nǎinai xǐhuan zài jiāoqū sànbù, shuō nàli de kōngqì bǐ chéngli xīnxiān, rén yě bù nàme yōngjǐ.

My grandparents like to take walks in the suburbs; they say the air there is fresher than in the city and there aren’t as many crowds.

现在xiànzài　很多hěnduō　城市chéngshì　的de　空气kōngqì　污染wūrǎn　很hěn　严重yánzhòng。xiànzài hěnduō chéngshì de kōngqì wūrǎn hěn yánzhòng.

Nowadays, air pollution in many cities is very serious.

空气kōngqì　污染wūrǎn　这么zhème　严重yánzhòng，　一yì　个gè　原因yuányīn　是shì　塑料sùliào　垃圾lājī　太tài　多duō。kōngqì wūrǎn zhème yánzhòng, yì gè yuányīn shì sùliào lājī tài duō.

For air pollution to be this serious, one reason is that there is too much plastic trash.

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