怨气

yuàn qì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. grievance
2. resentment
3. complaint

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 感激 gǎn jī 感激 gǎn jī to be grateful 感激 means gratitude, opposite of resentment: to be grateful

Related words

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• 怒气 nù qì 怒气 nù qì anger 怒气 is anger or fury, related to resentment but more intense and immediate: anger
• 抱怨 bào yuàn 抱怨 bào yuàn to complain 抱怨 is the verb to complain, closely associated with 怨气: to complain

Synonyms

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• 牢骚 láo sāo 牢骚 láo sāo discontent both express complaint or dissatisfaction, 怨气 is more about accumulated resentment while 牢骚 often refers to grumbling: discontent

Usage notes

Collocations

Common collocations: 满腹怨气 (full of resentment), 消除怨气 (dispel resentment). Rarely used with measure words.

Common mistakes

怨气 is a noun for long-held grievance, not for a momentary complaint; don't use it as a verb like 抱怨 (to complain).

Example Sentences

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他心里充满了 怨气 。

His heart was full of resentment.

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Child Words of 怨气

• 怨 怨 yuàn: to blame
• 气 气 qì: gas; air