发
脾
气

To get angry in Chinese: 发脾气 (fā pí qì)

fā pí qì

to get angry

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 發脾氣1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to get angry

Stroke order

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发
脾
气

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄆㄧˊ

pí

ㄆ/ pㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发脾气

Simplified

發脾氣

Traditional

Example sentences

See 发脾气 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 你不要总是对孩子发脾气。

    nǐ bú yào zǒng shì duì hái zi fā pí qì。

    You shouldn't always lose your temper with the children.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

气

qì

gas

脾

pí

spleen

天气

tiān qì

weather

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

空气

kōng qì

air

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