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verb[I]
to be angry; to get angry
shēngqì
Pronunciation
Etymology
A compound of 生, “to produce; give rise to,” and 气, “qi; breath; emotion,” literally suggesting emotion or anger arising.
Examples
我不是故意让你生气的。
wǒ bú shì gùyì ràng nǐ shēngqì de
I didn’t mean to make you angry.
她生气地关上了门。
tā shēngqì de guānshàng le mén
She angrily shut the door.
别生气，我们可以再商量。
bié shēngqì wǒmen kěyǐ zài shāngliang
Don’t be angry; we can discuss it again.
Character Breakdown
生
shēng
to be born; to produce; life
气
qì
air; breath; spirit; anger
Collocations
很生气
别生气
生气了
对……生气
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