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生气

shēng qì
HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 3 Verb Very common

Definitions

  1. 1. to get angry
  2. 2. to take offense
  3. 3. angry
  4. 4. vitality
  5. 5. liveliness

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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高兴
gāo xìng

happy

happy, glad

Register variants

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发火
fā huǒ

to catch fire

colloquial, lit. 'catch fire', to flare up

Related words

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发脾气
fā pí qì

to get angry

to lose one's temper

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 别 (don't) as in 别生气 (don't be angry).

Grammar

Guides that feature 生气

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HSK 2.0 Level 6+ HSK 3.0 Level 7–9+ 5 min
动不动就... for “At the Slightest Thing”

Use 动不动就 to complain that someone or something does an unwelcome thing far too easily and too often.

Reading: shēng qì Open guide

Example Sentences

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他 生气 地骂了那个孩子。
He angrily scolded that child.
他 生气 的样子让我害怕。
His angry look scared me.
你为什么 生气 ？
Why are you angry?
他不但不 生气 ，反而笑了。
Not only was he not angry, but instead he smiled.
他动不动就 生气 。
He gets angry at the drop of a hat.

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Words Containing 生气

伴生气
bàn shēng qì

associated gas (petrochemical engineering)

动不动就生气
dòng bu dòng jiù shēng qì

to be quick to take offense; to have a short fuse

生气勃勃
shēng qì bó bó

full of vitality

生气盎然
shēng qì àng rán

see 生機盎然|生机盎然[shēng yì àng rán]

Child Words of 生气

气
qì

gas; air

生
shēng

to be born