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脾气

pí qi · pi qi

Traditional 脾氣

HSK 5Old HSK 4Measure word: 股 gǔ

Meaning

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  1. character; temperament; disposition
  2. bad temper
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In a conversation

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A slow computer

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)脾气(píqi)有点(yǒudiǎn)大(dà)。

    Dengdeng, you're in a bit of a temper today.

  2. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)电脑(diànnǎo)太(tài)慢(màn)了(le)，我(wǒ)等(děng)了(le)十分钟(shífēnzhōng)。

    This computer is too slow. I waited ten minutes.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)平时(píngshí)脾气(píqi)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，先(xiān)喝(hē)杯(bēi)水(shuǐ)吧(ba)。

    You usually have a good temper. Have a glass of water first.

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)。啊(a)，电脑(diànnǎo)开机(kāijī)了(le)！我(wǒ)刚才(gāngcái)没(méi)发脾气(fāpíqì)吧(ba)？

    Okay. Oh, the computer started! I didn't lose my temper just now, did I?

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)刚才(gāngcái)对(duì)电脑(diànnǎo)大叫(dàjiào)了(le)，这(zhè)也(yě)是(shì)脾气(píqi)。

    You shouted at the computer just now. That's temper too.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)是(shì)个(ge)脾(pí)气(qi)暴(bào)躁(zào)的(de)老(lǎo)人(rén)。

Tom is a grumpy old man.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Spamster · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)脾(pí)气(qi)很(hěn)好(hǎo)，从(cóng)来(lái)不(bù)跟(gēn)别(bié)人(rén)吵(chǎo)架(jià)。

He has a very good temper and never argues with others.

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