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气氛

qì fēn · qi fen

Traditional 氣氛

HSK 6Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. atmosphere; mood
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A quiet cafe

  1. Liangliang

    这家(zhèjiā)咖啡馆(kāfēiguǎn)的(de)气氛(qìfēn)真(zhēn)好(hǎo)。

    The atmosphere in this cafe is really good.

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，灯光(dēngguāng)很(hěn)柔和(róuhé)，音乐(yīnyuè)也(yě)很(hěn)轻(qīng)。

    Right, the lights are soft and the music is quiet too.

  3. Liangliang

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)这里(zhèlǐ)看(kàn)书(shū)吧(ba)，这样(zhèyàng)的(de)气氛(qìfēn)最(zuì)适合(shìhé)。

    Let's read here. This kind of mood suits it best.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。不过(bùguò)隔壁(gébì)桌(zhuō)的(de)人(rén)在(zài)唱歌(chànggē)。

    Okay. But the people at the next table are singing.

  5. Liangliang

    气氛(qìfēn)一下子(yīxiàzi)变(biàn)了(le)，我们(wǒmen)也(yě)一起(yīqǐ)唱(chàng)吧(ba)。

    The mood changed all of a sudden, let's sing along.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)地(dì)方(fang)有(yǒu)一(yì)种(zhǒng)神(shén)秘(mì)的(de)气(qì)氛(fēn)。

This place has a mysterious atmosphere.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)地(dì)方(fang)的(de)气(qì)氛(fēn)很(hěn)神(shén)秘(mì)。

This place has a mysterious atmosphere to it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by omfgitsasalmon · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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