HSK · Level 86
45 words
Chinese word
不服气
Pronunciation
Pinyinbù fú qì
Meaning
- adjectiveunconvinced
Example
他得了奖，我很不服气。tā dé le jiǎng wǒ hěn bù fú qì
He won a prize, and I can't accept it.
More examples
她对同学的成绩很不服气，决定努力提高自己。tā duì tóng xué de chéng jì hěn bù fú qì jué dìng nǔ lì tí gāo zì jǐ
She was very dissatisfied with her classmate's grades and decided to work hard to improve herself.
Core concept
An unwelcome outcome creates an inner pushback that may surface as complaint, argument, or anger.
Common phrases
很不服气hěn bù fú qì
very dissatisfied
对结果不服气duì jié guǒ bù fú qì
dissatisfied with the result
当场不服气dāng chǎng bù fú qì
dissatisfied on the spot
Similar words
不服bù fú: Not accepting a judgment, treatment, or result and feeling ready to resist it.
不满bù mǎn: Not satisfied with a situation or with what another person has said or done.
不甘心bù gān xīn: Upset that the desired result did not happen and unwilling to admit defeat.
忿忿不平fèn fèn bù píng: Expressing angry dissatisfaction with something considered unfair or unreasonable.
Definition in Chinese
表示对结果或别人的说法不能接受，心里感到不平或不甘，常伴随想反驳或争辩的情绪。biǎo shì duì jié guǒ huò bié rén de shuō fǎ bù néng jiē shòu xīn lǐ gǎn dào bù píng huò bù gān cháng bàn suí xiǎng fǎn bó huò zhēng biàn de qíng xù
Word origin
不服气 (bùfúqì, "not willing to accept") is built from 不 (bù, "not") and 服气 (fúqì, "accept or submit inwardly"), presenting the speaker as unable to let the outcome stand.
Usage tips
- With a first-person subject, this word can name the lingering feeling after losing or being judged, not only open anger; the conflict may remain internal.