Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
生气
shēngqì
Description
当一个人心里很不高兴的时候，我们就说他生气了。
When a person feels very unhappy inside, we say he is 生气.
比如别人做错了事，你可能会对他生气。
For example, if someone else makes a mistake, you might be 生气 with him.
Meanings
生气shēngqì
to be angry; to get mad
妈妈生气了，因为我没写作业。
Mom is angry because I didn't do my homework.
生气shēngqì
vitality; life energy
春天来了，花园里很有生气。
Spring has come, and the garden is full of life.
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Notes
- Etymology
生 (produce) + 气 (breath/energy); anger seen as rising energy in the body.
- Nuance
for anger use 生气; the 'vitality' sense mostly appears in 有生气 or 生气勃勃.
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