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大气
dàqì
Description
“大气”有两个常见的意思：一个是指地球周围的空气，就是大气层；另一个是形容人或东西很有气度、不小气，看起来很大方。
"大气" has two common meanings: one refers to the air surrounding the Earth, that is, the atmosphere; the other describes a person or thing as generous and magnanimous, appearing very open-handed.
Meanings
大气dàqì
the atmosphere; the air around the earth
污染让大气变得越来越脏。
Pollution is making the atmosphere dirtier and dirtier.
大气dàqì
generous, elegant, having grand style
她的房间布置得很大气。
Her room is decorated in a grand style.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
大 (big) + 气 (air/qi); the same characters yield both the physical and the figurative sense.
- Nuance
as an adjective, 大气 praises grand, unfussy style; 小气 (stingy) is its opposite.
In videos
“连个大气和屁都没有”
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