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冷空氣

简冷空气 · 繁冷空氣

Mandarin · pinyin lěng kōng qì

(meteorology) cold air mass

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冷: lěng · cold, cool; lonely
空: kōng · empty, hollow, bare, deserted
氣: qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气: qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84

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3–1–4 · leng3 kong1 qi4

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