骨气 (骨氣)
gǔ qì
Pinyin

Definition

骨气 (骨氣)
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gǔ qì
  1. unyielding character
  2. courageous spirit
  3. integrity
  4. moral backbone

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
排骨
pái gǔ
  1. 1 pork chop
  2. 2 pork cutlet
  3. 3 spare ribs
  4. 4 (coll.) skinny person
骨
gǔ
  1. 1 bone
骨子
gǔ zi
  1. 1 ribs
  2. 2 frame
骨头
gǔ tou
  1. 1 bone
  2. 2 classifier: 根 gēn
  3. 3 classifier: 块 kuài
  4. 4 moral character
  5. 5 bitterness

Idioms (20)

伤筋动骨
shāng jīn dòng gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
伤筋断骨
shāng jīn duàn gǔ
  1. 1 to suffer serious injury (idiom)
刻骨相思
kè gǔ xiāng sī
  1. 1 deep-seated lovesickness (idiom)
刻骨铭心
kè gǔ míng xīn
  1. 1 lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. etched in one's memory
  3. 3 unforgettable
冢中枯骨
zhǒng zhōng kū gǔ
  1. 1 dried bones in burial mound (idiom); dead and buried

Sample Sentences

这叫有骨气! 以前我们穷，说话没分量。现在中国不一样了，你也做出点大国人民的架势来嘛！温良恭俭让，那不是摆明让人欺负吗？
zhè jiào yǒu gǔqì ! yǐqián wǒmen qióng ，shuōhuà méi fènliang 。xiànzài Zhōngguó bùyīyàng le ，nǐ yě zuòchū diǎnr dàguórénmín de jiàshi lái ma ！wēnliánggōngjiǎnràng ，nà bù shì bǎimíng ràngrén qīfu ma ？
That's called having some guts! We used to be really poor, and what we said didn't matter. But now China's different. How about showing some pride at being from a powerful country! The ancient virtues of gentleness, respect, frugality and deference-- isn't it clear that these are just an invitation for others to take advantage of us?
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