空军

kōngjūn

HSK 7

空军 — kōngjūn

1. air force (military branch in charge of aerial warfare)

   我国的空军在边境地区加强了巡逻。 wǒguó de kōngjūn zài biānjìngdìqū jiāqiáng le xúnluó — Our country's air force has strengthened patrols in the border area.

2. (slang) to catch nothing (e.g., on a fishing trip); to get skunked

   今天去钓鱼一整天，什么也没钓到，我们都被空军了。 jīntiān qù diàoyú yīzhěngtiān shénme yě méi diàodào wǒmen dōu bèi kōngjūn le — We went fishing all day today and didn't catch anything—we all got skunked.