氣 (hei3 | qi4) : gas; air; breath; anger

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氣

hei3

qi4

[1] gas; steam; vapour [2] air; weather [3] breath [4] anger; annoyance; irritation [5] smell; odour [6] spirit; morale [7] airs; manners [8] bullying; insult [9][kung fu][Chinese medicine] 'qi'; 'chi'; vital energy

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 1

Radical: 气 (#84)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

氣 / 气

Don't confuse with:
汽氧

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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天氣 tin1 hei3 tian1 qi4 = weather

冷氣 laang5 hei3 leng3 qi4 = cold air; air-conditioning

冷氣機 laang5 hei3 gei1 leng3 qi4 ji1 = air conditioner 粵

客氣 haak3 hei3 ke4 qi4 = polite; politeness

空氣 hung1 hei3 kong1 qi4 = air

嘥氣 saai1 hei3 = waste of breath or energy 粵

香氣 hoeng1 hei3 xiang1 qi4 = fragrance

氣氛 hei3 fan1 qi4 fen1 = atmosphere, ambience

生氣 saang1 hei3 sheng1 qi4 = angry

人氣 jan4 hei3 = popularity 粵
See all 390 compounds (CantoDict reports 410 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 17 examples containing 氣

北京的天氣怎麼樣？國
How's the weather in Beijing?

今日天氣好好。粵
Today's weather is nice.

北京嗰度嘅天氣點樣？粵
How's the weather over there in Beijing?
[The 嗰度 is optional.]

你慳返啖氣啦! 粵
Save your breath!
[Said by someone who doesn't want to listen to what the other person is saying.]

大熱天時開冷氣真舒服。粵
It is so comfortable to have the air-contioner on during hot days.

天氣預告話聽日有驟雨。粵
The weather forecast says it will shower tomorrow.

我唔係咁小氣粵
I'm not that petty!
[Context: I was saying that I wouldn't share my bananas with someone; then, to make the point that it was a joke, the above phrase was used.]

如果你咁發脾氣嘅話，我就唔要陪你出街。粵
If you're still throwing a tantrum, I'm not going out with you.

爬到上山頂, 猛咁嗍氣。粵
I gasp for breath after climbing up the hilltop.

呢份工做到嗍氣。粵
This job involves strenuous work.

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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