(shēng qì) - angry, get angry in Mandarin
shēngqìTraditional: 生氣
HSK 3
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Translation
angry, get angry
Word origin
生气 (shēng qì) combines 生 (shēng), 'to produce' or 'to rise', with 气 (qì), 'air' or 'breath', a pictograph of rising vapour. The compound, literally 'to produce qi', means 'to get angry' or 'angry'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 生 (shēng, produce) + 气 (qì, air/breath)
Stroke order
生
气
Examples
！
Don't be angry!
。
I am very angry.
。
She left in anger.
。
He got angry with me.
。
Do not get upset over such a small matter.
生气 (shēng qì) means angry, get angry. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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