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发脾气

fā pí qì · fa pi qi

Traditional 發脾氣

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage; to throw a tantrum
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Hungry and grumpy

  1. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)对(duì)你(nǐ)发脾气(fāpíqì)了(le)。

    Sorry, I lost my temper with you just now.

  2. Liangliang

    没关系(méiguānxi)，你(nǐ)怎么(zěnme)了(le)？

    No problem. What is wrong?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)饿(è)了(le)，一(yī)饿(è)就(jiù)容易(róngyì)发脾气(fāpíqì)。

    I am hungry. When I am hungry, I lose my temper easily.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)包(bāo)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)饼干(bǐnggān)，快(kuài)吃(chī)吧(ba)。

    There are biscuits in my bag. Eat quickly.

  5. Dengdeng

    好吃(hǎochī)！现在(xiànzài)我(wǒ)不(bù)想(xiǎng)发脾气(fāpíqì)了(le)。

    Delicious! Now I do not feel like losing my temper.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

无(wú)理(lǐ)由(yóu)乱(luàn)发(fā)脾(pí)气(qì)会(huì)让(ràng)别(bié)人(rén)反(fǎn)感(gǎn)。

Losing your temper for no reason would invite the resentment of others.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by DaoSeng · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)动(dòng)辄(zhé)就(jiù)发(fā)脾(pí)气(qì)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)不(bù)怎(zěn)么(me)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)他(tā)。

I don't like him because he loses his temper easily.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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