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大气

dà qì · da qi

Traditional 大氣

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. atmosphere (surrounding the earth)
  2. imposing; impressive; stylish
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A grand restaurant

  1. Dengdeng

    这家(zhèjiā)饭店(fàndiàn)好(hǎo)大气(dàqì)啊(a)！

    This restaurant is so grand!

  2. Liangliang

    门口(ménkǒu)还(hái)有(yǒu)两个(liǎnggè)石狮子(shíshīzi)。

    There are two stone lions at the door too.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)进去(jìnqù)吧(ba)。

    Let's go in.

  4. Liangliang

    先(xiān)看看(kànkan)菜单(càidān)，这么(zhème)大气(dàqì)的(de)地方(dìfang)会不会(huìbùhuì)很(hěn)贵(guì)？

    Look at the menu first. Will such a grand place be expensive?

  5. Dengdeng

    哈哈(hāhā)，大气(dàqì)的(de)是(shì)饭店(fàndiàn)，不是(bùshì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)钱包(qiánbāo)。

    Haha, the restaurant is grand, not our wallets.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)气(qì)与(yǔ)海(hǎi)洋(yáng)对(duì)于(yú)地(dì)球(qiú)环(huán)境(jìng)的(de)影(yǐng)响(xiǎng)十(shí)分(fēn)重(zhòng)大(dà)。

The effects of the atmosphere and ocean on the environment are very important.

Tatoeba: Chinese by LeviHighway · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)酒(jiǔ)店(diàn)的(de)装(zhuāng)修(xiū)风(fēng)格(gé)很(hěn)大(dà)气(qì)，客(kè)人(rén)一(yí)进(jìn)门(mén)就(jiù)赞(zàn)叹(tàn)不(bù)已(yǐ)。

The decoration style of this hotel is very grand; guests marvel as soon as they enter.

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