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生气

get angry

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

sheng1qi4 • shēngqì

Meaning

Primary

get angry

Alternatives

to get angry, angry, got angry, take offence

Mnemonic

When you 生气 get angry, you give 生 life to hot angry 气 air that comes out of your mouth and nostrils, just like a cartoon.

Usage

不要 生气。

Don't get angry.

她 对 他 生气 了。

She got angry at him.

我 很 容易 生气。

I get angry easily.