How common it is
气球 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say qì qiú slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
气球是用橡胶或塑料做的，里面充满空气，可以飞起来，孩子们喜欢玩。
Qì qiú shì yòng xiàngjiāo huò sùliào zuò de, lǐmiàn chōngmǎn kōngqì, kěyǐ fēi qǐlái, háizi men xǐhuān wán.
A balloon is made of rubber or plastic, filled with air, can fly, and children like to play with it.
Context note
在生日派对上，有很多五颜六色的气球，非常漂亮。
Zài shēngrì pàiduì shàng, yǒu hěnduō wǔyánliùsè de qìqiú, fēicháng piàoliang.
At birthday parties, there are many colorful balloons, very beautiful.
5 examples
我有一个红色的气球。
wǒ yǒu yí gè hóng sè de qì qiú。
I have a red balloon.
气球飞到了天上。
qì qiú fēi dào le tiān shàng。
The balloon flew into the sky.
小朋友在吹气球。
xiǎo péng yǒu zài chuī qì qiú。
The child is blowing up a balloon.
气球破了，声音很大。
qì qiú pò le， shēng yīn hěn dà。
The balloon popped, making a loud sound.
她喜欢玩气球。
tā xǐ huan wán qì qiú。
She likes to play with balloons.
5 mini stories
小明拿着一个气球去公园。气球飘走了，他很难过。
xiǎo míng ná zhe yí gè qì qiú qù gōng yuán。 qì qiú piāo zǒu le， tā hěn nán guò。
Xiao Ming took a balloon to the park. The balloon floated away, and he was sad.
小红在派对上得到很多气球。她把气球送给朋友。
xiǎo hóng zài pài duì shàng dé dào hěn duō qì qiú。 tā bǎ qì qiú sòng gěi péng yǒu。
Xiao Hong got many balloons at the party. She gave the balloons to friends.
小华用气球做了一只小狗。小狗很可爱。
xiǎo huá yòng qì qiú zuò le yì zhī xiǎo gǒu。 xiǎo gǒu hěn kě ài。
Xiao Hua made a dog out of a balloon. The dog was very cute.
小丽的气球飞到了树上。爸爸帮她拿下来。
xiǎo lì de qì qiú fēi dào le shù shàng。 bà ba bāng tā ná xià lái。
Xiao Li's balloon flew into a tree. Dad helped her get it down.
小刚吹了一个大气球。气球爆炸了，大家都笑了。
xiǎo gāng chuī le yí gè dà qì qiú。 qì qiú bào zhà le， dà jiā dōu xiào le。
Xiao Gang blew up a big balloon. The balloon popped, and everyone laughed.