空氣炸鍋 / 空气炸锅
kōngqì zháguō
Air fryer in Chinese is 空氣炸鍋 / 空气炸锅 (kōngqì zháguō), the small countertop convection oven. If unsure, use 空氣炸鍋 / 空气炸锅. Wiktionary also lists 氣炸鍋 / 气炸锅 (qìzháguō).
Meaning: small countertop convection oven (noun)
Ways to say it
| Chinese | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| 空氣炸鍋 / 空气炸锅 | kōngqì zháguō |
| 氣炸鍋 / 气炸锅 | qìzháguō |
空氣炸鍋 / 空气炸锅 is the full name used on product boxes and in recipes.
What does it mean word for word?
The word is made of 空氣, air, 炸, fry and 鍋, pot or pan.
Which one should you use?
氣炸鍋 / 气炸锅 (qìzháguō) is a shorter version in which the word for air is reduced to a single character meaning gas, air or breath.
How does it change in a sentence?
To talk about cooking with it, use the verb for use, as in 用氣炸鍋, to use an air fryer.
Did you know?
- The word for 'fry', 炸, specifically refers to deep-frying in oil, making the term 'air fryer' a linguistic paradox in Chinese.
- The word 鍋 in 空氣炸鍋 refers to a 'pot', but it is the same character used for the 'wok' that defines traditional Chinese stir-frying.
- Because 空氣炸鍋 is a direct translation from English, some linguists consider it a 'loan translation' or calque rather than a native Chinese invention.
Examples in context
- 我在商场买了一个空气炸锅。I bought an air fryer at the mall.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “air fryer” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 空氣炸鍋, CC BY-SA 4.0.
