Chinese word

生气

Pronunciation

Pinyinshēng qì

Meaning

  • verbbe angry

Example

别生气，我们还有时间。bié shēng qì wǒ men hái yǒu shí jiān

Don't be angry; we still have time.

Illustration for 生气 (be angry)

More examples

他因为你的话生气了。tā yīn wèi nǐ de huà shēng qì le

He became angry because of your words.

Core concept

Anger rises inside when a person feels hurt, wronged, or dissatisfied.

Common phrases

  • 别生气bié shēng qì

    don't get angry

  • 生气了shēng qì le

    became angry

  • 对妈妈生气duì mā mā shēng qì

    be angry at Mom

Similar words

发脾气fā pí qì: To express anger in a strong, visible way, often through an outburst.
气qì: To take offense at something and feel angry about it.

Definition in Chinese

指因受刺激、不满或觉得被冒犯而在心里产生愤怒的状态或动作，常用于口语。zhǐ yīn shòu cì jī bù mǎn huò jué de bèi mào fàn ér zài xīn lǐ chǎn shēng fèn nù de zhuàng tài huò dòng zuò cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ

Word origin

生 (shēng, "to arise") + 气 (qì, "anger") forms the idea of anger arising inside.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often marks the target of this feeling with a short preposition phrase, while English usually puts that target after the feeling word.

Other meanings

  • be offendedverb

Opposites

  • 消气xiāo qìcalm downverb

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