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气

qì

Old HSK 1 HSK 3.0 character level 1 Character Traditional 氣

气 (qì) means "gas; air; smell; weather". It is an HSK 3.0 level 4 word, and was HSK 1 in the old six-level list.

What 气 means

1. gas; air
2. smell
3. weather
4. to make angry; to annoy; to get angry
5. vital energy; qi

Example sentences

• 不客气
  Bù kèqi
  Don't mention it.
• 呼气。
  Exhale.
• 别生气。
  Don't get angry.
• 不客气。
  You're welcome.
• 天气冷。
  The weather is cold.
• 和气点。
  Be nice.

Words starting with 气

• 气候qì hòu(meteorology) climate; (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)
• 气氛qì fēnatmosphere; mood
• 气味qì wèiodor; scent
• 气势qì shìimposing manner; loftiness; grandeur
• 气象qì xiàngmeteorological condition; weather; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene
• 气功qì gōngqigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 气
• 气概qì gàilofty quality; mettle; spirit
• 气魄qì pòspirit; boldness; positive outlook
• 气色qì sècomplexion
• 气压qì yāatmospheric pressure; barometric pressure
• 气息qì xībreath; smell; odor
• 气质qì zhìpersonality traits; temperament; disposition; aura; air; feel; vibe; refinement…
• 气温qì wēnair temperature
• 气愤qì fènindignant; furious
• 气派qì pàiimpressive; stylish; magnificent
• 气球qì qiúballoon
• 气死qì sǐto infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger
• 气喘吁吁qì chuǎn xū xūto pant; to gasp for breath
• 气体qì tǐgas (i.e. gaseous substance)
• 气急败坏qì jí bài huàiflustered and exasperated; utterly discomfited
• 气力qì lìstrength; energy; vigor
• 气流qì liústream of air; airflow; slipstream
• 气度qì dùbearing; manner; presence
• 气恼qì nǎoto be annoyed; to get angry

Words containing 气

• 天气tiān qìweather
• 不客气bù kè qiyou're welcome; don't mention it; impolite
• 生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furious; vitality; liveliness
• 空气kōng qìair; atmosphere
• 脾气pí qicharacter; temperament; disposition; bad temper
• 力气lì qiphysical strength
• 勇气yǒng qìcourage
• 语气yǔ qìtone; manner of speaking; mood
• 运气yùn qiluck (good or bad)
• 小气xiǎo qìstingy; miserly; narrow-minded
• 口气kǒu qìtone of voice; the way one speaks; manner of expression
• 风气fēng qìgeneral mood; atmosphere; common practice
• 神气shén qìexpression; manner; vigorous
• 争气zhēng qìto work hard for sth; to resolve on improvement; determined not to fall short
• 叹气tàn qìto sigh; to heave a sigh
• 和气hé qifriendly; polite; amiable
• 淘气táo qìnaughty; mischievous
• 天然气tiān rán qìnatural gas
• 理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngin the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side…
• 福气fú qigood fortune; a blessing
• 氧气yǎng qìoxygen
• 喘气chuǎn qìto breathe deeply; to pant; to gasp; to take a breather; to catch one's breath
• 正气zhèng qìhealthy atmosphere; moral spirit; unyielding integrity; probity…
• 志气zhì qìambition; resolve; backbone

Sounds the same

Read qì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 汽steam; vapor
• 弃to abandon; to relinquish; to discard
• 器device; tool; utensil
• 迄as yet; until
• 泣to sob
• 契to carve; carved words; to agree
• 砌to build by laying bricks or stones
• 妻to marry off (a daughter)
• 讫finished
• 憩to rest
• 亟repeatedly; frequently
• 蟿(insect); Tryxalis masuta

Where 气 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 1 Characters · Set 15 (HSK 1), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 1 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read qì correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.