How to say “temper” in Chinese
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“Temper” in Chinese is 脾气, pí qi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
脾气 is read pí qi: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 月 “flesh, body”: this is the spleen. The right part is the same as in 啤 pí and 牌 pái.
In 不客气 it is read with the neutral tone: qi.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “脾气”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 脾气. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她性格很好，脾气也很好。tāxìnggéhěnhǎo,píqiyěhěnhǎoShe has a great personality and a gentle temper.
- 他脾气很好很少生气tāpíqihěnhǎo,hěnshǎoshēngqìHe's easygoing and rarely gets angry.
- 我受不了他的脾气。wǒshòubuliǎotādepíqiI can't stand his temper.
- 我无法忍受他的坏脾气wǒwúfǎrěnshòutādehuàipíqiI can't stand his bad temper.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “temper” in Chinese?
“Temper” in Chinese is 脾气, pinyin píqi.
What does 脾气 mean?
脾气 (píqi) means “temper”.
How do you write 脾气?
脾气 is 2 characters: 脾 (pí) — spleen; temper; 气 (qì) — air, spirit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 脾气?
脾气 is read píqi. Tones: pí — second tone, qi — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“temper” in the lesson “What's he like?”
This word is from the topic “People: looks and character” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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