语气
yǔ qìㄩˇ ㄑㄧˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: NGỮ KHÍ
Traditional: 語氣
HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(noun)
tone; manner of speaking; mood
Measure words: 个
Examples
他说话的语气很不客气。
tā shuō huà de yǔ qì hěn bú kè qi.
He spoke in a very rude tone.
你换个语气再说一遍。
nǐ huàn gè yǔ qì zài shuō yí biàn.
Say it again in a different tone.
“吧”可以表示商量的语气。
“ba” kě yǐ biǎo shì shāng liáng de yǔ qì.
“吧” can express a tone of suggestion.
Easily confused
- 口气 — Close synonyms; 口气 is more colloquial and also means breath; 语气 is also a grammar term (语气助词).
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Stroke order
NGỮ · 9 strokes
KHÍ · 4 strokes
gas; air; smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
Related words
- 汉语 Hàn yǔ — Chinese language
- 词语 cí yǔ — word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases); term (e.g. technical term); expression
- 语言 yǔ yán — language
- 语法 yǔ fǎ — grammar
- 成语 chéng yǔ — Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
- 谜语 mí yǔ — riddle; conundrum
- 母语 mǔ yǔ — native language; mother tongue; (linguistics) parent language