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生气生氣 shēngqì — to get angry, to be cross

shēngqì (first tone, high and level)sheng1qi4

Traditional: 生氣

to get angry, to be cross

HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
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Meanings

  1. to get angry, to be cross

    To become angry. It is separable, so the person you are angry with is introduced beforehand with 跟 or 对: 别跟我生气.

    verb

Character breakdown

  • 生
    shēng (first tone, high and level)

    to be born; to grow; to give birth to; life; raw, uncooked; unfamiliar, strange

    5 strokesRadical 生

Example sentences

  • 别生气，我不是那个意思。別生氣，我不是那個意思。Bié (second tone, rising) shēngqì, (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) bú (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) nàge (fourth tone, falling) yìsi. (fourth tone, falling)···

    Don’t be angry — that isn’t what I meant.

  • 他因为这件事跟我生气了。他因為這件事跟我生氣了。Tā (first tone, high and level) yīnwèi (first tone, high and level) zhè (fourth tone, falling) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) gēn (first tone, high and level) wǒ (third tone, dipping) shēngqì (first tone, high and level) le. (neutral tone)···

    He got cross with me over this.

Common mistakes

  • Not quite他生气我。

    Correct他跟我生气了。

    生气 ends in its own object (气) and cannot take another. Whoever you are angry with is introduced before the verb with 跟 or 对.

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