VocabularyHSK 3 · core

生气

shēngqì

to be angry

Part of speech · verb

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Examples

别生气了。
Don't be angry.
妈妈生气了。
Mom got angry.

Collocations

别生气生气了生我的气

Mnemonic

生气 shēngqì "to be/get angry" — 生 (generate) + 气 (qi/anger) = "stir up qi". A separable verb: 生我的气 "be angry at me". False friend: Korean saenggi / Japanese 生気 mean "vitality, vigour", not anger.

Quick check

"Are you angry with me?"?