语气
yǔ qì
Pinyin

Definition

语气
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yǔ qì
  1. tone
  2. manner of speaking
  3. mood
  4. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人气
rén qì
  1. 1 popularity
  2. 2 personality
  3. 3 character
力气
lì qi
  1. 1 strength
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
勇气
yǒng qì
  1. 1 courage
  2. 2 valor
天气
tiān qì
  1. 1 weather
帅气
shuài qi
  1. 1 handsome
  2. 2 smart
  3. 3 dashing
  4. 4 elegant
手气
shǒu qì
  1. 1 luck (in gambling)
气
qì
  1. 1 gas
  2. 2 air
  3. 3 smell
  4. 4 weather
  5. 5 to make angry
  6. 6 to annoy
  7. 7 to get angry
  8. 8 vital energy
  9. 9 qi
气息
qì xī
  1. 1 breath
  2. 2 smell
  3. 3 odor
  4. 4 flavor
气死
qì sǐ
  1. 1 to infuriate
  2. 2 to be furious
  3. 3 to die from an excess of anger
气氛
qì fēn
  1. 1 atmosphere
  2. 2 mood
气温
qì wēn
  1. 1 air temperature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
气象
qì xiàng
  1. 1 meteorological feature
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 meteorology
  4. 4 atmosphere
  5. 5 ambience
  6. 6 scene
气质
qì zhì
  1. 1 temperament
  2. 2 personality traits
  3. 3 manners
无语
wú yǔ
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
  3. 3 (coll.) speechless
  4. 4 dumbfounded
物语
wù yǔ
  1. 1 monogatari
  2. 2 epic narrative (Japanese literary form)
生气
shēng qì
  1. 1 to get angry
  2. 2 to take offense
  3. 3 angry
  4. 4 vitality
  5. 5 liveliness
空气
kōng qì
  1. 1 air
  2. 2 atmosphere
节气
jié qi
  1. 1 solar term
粤语
Yuè yǔ
  1. 1 Cantonese language
絮语
xù yǔ
  1. 1 to chatter incessantly

Idioms (20)

一团和气
yī tuán hé qì
  1. 1 to keep on the right side of everyone (idiom)
  2. 2 warm and affable
一语不发
yī yǔ bù fā
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
一语中的
yī yǔ zhòng dì
  1. 1 to hit the mark with a comment (idiom)
  2. 2 to say sth spot on
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic
一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
一鼻孔出气
yī bí kǒng chū qì
  1. 1 lit. to breathe through the same nostril (idiom); fig. two people say exactly the same thing (usually derog.)
  2. 2 to sing from the same hymn sheet
三言两语
sān yán liǎng yǔ
  1. 1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly
上气不接下气
shàng qì bù jiē xià qì
  1. 1 out of breath (idiom)
  2. 2 to gasp for air
不可同日而语
bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. mustn't speak of two things on the same day (idiom); not to be mentioned in the same breath
  2. 2 incomparable
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
不言不语
bù yán bù yǔ
  1. 1 to not say a word (idiom)
  2. 2 to keep silent
串通一气
chuàn tōng yī qì
  1. 1 to act in collusion (idiom)
低声细语
dī shēng xì yǔ
  1. 1 in a whisper
  2. 2 in a low voice (idiom)
偶语弃市
ǒu yǔ qì shì
  1. 1 chance remarks can lead to public execution (idiom)
冷言冷语
lěng yán lěng yǔ
  1. 1 sarcastic comments (idiom)
  2. 2 to make sarcastic comments
冷语冰人
lěng yǔ bīng rén
  1. 1 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
勇气可嘉
yǒng qì kě jiā
  1. 1 to deserve praise for one's courage (idiom)
千言万语
qiān yán wàn yǔ
  1. 1 thousands of words (idiom); having a lot of things to say
  2. 2 talking nonstop
只言片语
zhǐ yán piàn yǔ
  1. 1 just a word or two (idiom); a few isolated phrases
同日而语
tóng rì ér yǔ
  1. 1 lit. to speak of two things on the same day (idiom); to mention things on equal terms (often with negatives: you can't mention X at the same time as Y)

Sample Sentences

语气一定要温柔而坚定。
yǔqì yīdìng yào wēnróu ér jiāndìng 。
Your tone should be kind and firm.
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王小美！你的语气中怎么好像带有赞赏，你该不会是想跟你老公去这家宾馆吧！
Wáng Xiǎo Měi ！nǐ de yǔqì zhōng zěnme hǎoxiàng dàiyǒu zànshǎng ，nǐ gāi bùhuì shì xiǎng gēn nǐ lǎogōng qù zhè jiā bīnguǎn ba ！
Wang Xiao Mei! I seem to sense some admiration in your tone. Don't tell me you want to head to that hotel with your husband!
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何尝：怎么（有）、怎么（没有）、怎么（不）、哪里。是一个表达特定语气的副词。
hécháng ：zěnme （yǒu ）、zěnme （méiyǒu ）、zěnme （bù ）、nǎli 。shì yī gè biǎodá tèdìng yǔqì de fù cí 。
he2 chang2: rhetorical question; how can it have..., how can it not have..., why not, where. This is an adverb used to express a specific tone.
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何尝”后面接否定语气时，句子的意思是肯定；后面接肯定语气时，句子的意思是否定。
hécháng ”hòumian jiē dìng yǔqì shí ，jùzi de yìsi shì kěndìng ；hòumian jiē kěndìng yǔqì shí ，jùzi de yìsi shì dìng 。
When he2 chang2 is used with a negative tone, the sentence is actually an affirmative one; when it is used with an affirmative tone, it is actually a negative sentence.
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强调“事情和你想的不一样”。这种语气多半带有一点替事件的主角或是替自己辩护的味道。
qiángdiào “shìqing hé nǐ xiǎng de bùyīyàng ”。zhè zhǒng yǔqì duō bàn dài yǒu yī diǎn tì shìjiàn de zhǔjué huòshì tì zìjǐ biànhù de wèidao 。
Emphasising that the issue at hand was different to what you initially thought. This tone, more often than not, can sound like you are defending yourself or the subject of the story you are telling.
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强调"换个角度看"：这种语气通常指出一个另类的思考角度。
qiángdiào "huàn gè jiǎodù kàn "：zhèzhǒng yǔqì tōngcháng zhǐchū yī gè lìnglèi de sīkǎo jiǎodù 。
Emphasising "to change a perspective": this tone is usually used to point out another way of thinking about something.
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前面常常加上“又”来加强语气。
qiánmian chángcháng jiāshàng “yòu ”lái jiāqiáng yǔqì 。
"you4" is often added at the end of a sentence to add emphasis and tone.
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这个“了”用在句子的最后，可以说是一种“语气助词”，在意思上，表示新的情况出现，在语气上，用来引起注意、提醒、建议、评论、劝告......等等。
zhè ge “le ”yòng zài jùzi de zuìhòu ，kěyǐ shuō shì yīzhǒng “yǔqì zhù cí ”，zài yìsi shàng ，biǎoshì xīn de qíngkuàng chūxiàn ，zài yǔqì shàng ，yònglái yǐnqǐ zhùyì 、tíxǐng 、jiànyì 、pínglùn 、quàngào diǎn diǎn diǎn diǎn diǎn diǎn děngdeng 。
This le is used at the end of sentences. You can say that it's like a modal particle. When used, it indicates a new situation in order to draw attention, to warn, to give suggestions, to make a comment, to give advice...etc.
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所以这个“了”在这里只是把句子结束、说完，表示一种“唉，没办法���的语气。
suǒyǐ zhè ge “le ”zài zhèlǐ zhǐshì bǎ jùzi jiéshù 、shuōwán ，biǎoshì yīzhǒng “ài ，méi bànfǎ ”de yǔqì 。
So this "le" here, is used as a way of ending a sentence, finishing what you want to say, and expressing a sense of "sigh, can't do anything about that".
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没大没小！我是你的老师！你用这种语气跟我说话？
méidà méixiǎo ！wǒ shì nǐ de lǎoshī ！nǐ yòng zhèzhǒng yǔqì gēn wǒ shuōhuà ？
A: You have no respect! I'm your teacher! How can you speak to me in this tone?
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