How to say “get angry” in Chinese
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“Get angry” in Chinese is 生气, shēng qì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
生气 is read shēng qì: 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
In 学生 it means “one who”: one who studies. It is read with the neutral tone: sheng.
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 “生气”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 生气. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 别生气我错了biéshēngqì,wǒcuòleDon't be angry, I was wrong.
- 你生气了吗？nǐshēngqìlemaAre you angry?
- 他脾气很好很少生气tāpíqihěnhǎo,hěnshǎoshēngqìHe's easygoing and rarely gets angry.
- 别生气我只是开玩笑biéshēngqì,wǒzhǐshìkāiwánxiàoDon't be mad, I'm just joking.
- 他没有生气，相反，他很高兴。tāméiyǒushēngqì,xiāngfǎn,tāhěngāoxìngHe didn't get angry — on the contrary, he's very happy.
- 你怎么知道他生气了？nǐzěnmezhīdàotāshēngqìleHow did you know he was angry?
More words from the lesson “Joy and sadness”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “get angry” in Chinese?
“Get angry” in Chinese is 生气, pinyin shēngqì.
What does 生气 mean?
生气 (shēngqì) means “get angry”.
How do you write 生气?
生气 is 2 characters: 生 (shēng) — be born, life; 气 (qì) — air, spirit. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 生气?
生气 is read shēngqì. Tones: shēng — first tone, qì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“get angry” in the lesson “Joy and sadness”
This word is from the topic “People and personality” of HSK 3. 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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