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气

qì · qi

Traditional 氣

HSK 2Concept guide: what 气 means

Meaning

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  1. gas; air
  2. smell
  3. weather
  4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
  5. vital energy; qi
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In a conversation

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The bug in the air

  1. Dengdeng

    今天(jīntiān)空气(kōngqì)真好(zhēnhǎo)。

    The air is so good today.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)。我们(wǒmen)多(duō)吸(xī)几口(jǐkǒu)气(qì)吧(ba)。

    Yes. Let us take a few deep breaths.

  3. Dengdeng

    空气(kōngqì)好(hǎo)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)有点(yǒudiǎn)生气(shēngqì)。

    The air is good, but I am a little angry.

  4. Liangliang

    怎么了(zěnmele)？

    What happened?

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)吸了(xīle)一大口(yīdàkǒu)气(qì)，一只(yīzhǐ)虫子(chóngzi)也(yě)进去了(jìnqùle)。

    I took a big breath, and a little bug went in too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)有(yǒu)看(kàn)见(jiàn)过(guò)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)生(shēng)气(qì)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)吗(ma)？

Have you ever seen Tom angry?

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

02

他(tā)对(duì)我(wǒ)说(shuō)了(le)谎(huǎng)，这(zhè)就(jiù)是(shì)为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)我(wǒ)生(shēng)他(tā)的(de)气(qì)了(le)。

He lied to me. That is why I am angry with him.

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

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