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 word has been viewed 26718 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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驕氣 giu1 hei3 jiao1 qi4 = arrogant, overbearing airs

天氣 tin1 hei3 tian1 qi4 = weather

風氣 fung1 hei3 feng1 qi4 = common practice

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

冷氣機 laang5 hei3 gei1 leng3 qi4 ji1 = air conditioner [國]: 空調機粵

客氣 haak3 hei3 ke4 qi4 = polite; politeness

空氣 hung1 hei3 kong1 qi4 = air

嘥氣 saai1 hei3 sai1 qi4 = waste one's breath or energy 粵

香氣 hoeng1 hei3 xiang1 qi4 = fragrance

氣氛 hei3 fan1 qi4 fen1 = atmosphere, ambience
See all 422 compounds (CantoDict reports 444 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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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.
[[i]lit.[/i] this job work till gasp breath Note: "job" is topic, not subject. Extent particle 到 is followed by verb phrase 嗍氣.]

個仔成日去賭錢，做亞媽嘅都好激氣粵
As a mother, she is very upset with her son gambling.

便心啫，唔使客氣粵
It's nothing much, there's no need to stand on ceremony.

阿媽鬧人中氣十足。粵
Mum can scold people very loudly

乜得你咁氣來氣喘？粵
Why are you gasping?

有一部分更加係設有獨立冷氣粵
In addition, some [apartments] have their own air conditioner.
[Lit. have one portion additionally are equipped-with independent air-con]

佢發嚫脾氣就會反枱粵
He overturns tables whenever he gets angry.
[Lit. He send-out each-time anger then will reverse-tables.]

佢啲臭脾氣都幾惡頂粵
His bad temper is quite hard to take.

景氣好壞可從口紅銷售量看出端倪
The sales volume of lipstick gives a clue as to how prosperous the economy is.

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