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生气
shēngqì
Main
English Definitionto get angry; to take offense; angry; vitality; liveliness
Simplified Script生气
Traditional Script生氣
Pinyinshēngqì
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)saang1hei3
Part of Speech(名) noun, (形) adjective, (动宾式) verb object
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=3,7
Word Decomposition
生shēngto be born; to give birth; life; to grow; raw; uncooked; student
气qìgas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi

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Words With Same Head Word    
生日shēngrìbirthday
生病shēngbìngto fall ill
生活shēnghuólife; activity; to live; livelihood
生意shēngyìlife force; vitality
生产shēngchǎnto produce; to manufacture; to give birth to a child
Words With Same Tail Word    
天气tiānqìweather
空气kōngqìair; atmosphere
勇气yǒngqìcourage; valor
口气kǒuqìtone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression; tone
一口气yīkǒu qìone breath; in one breath; at a stretch
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