口
气

Tone of voice in Chinese: 口气 (kǒu qì)

kǒu qì

tone of voice

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 口氣1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1tone of voice
  2. 2the way one speaks
  3. 3manner of expression
  4. 4tone

Stroke order

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口
气

Zhuyin

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ㄎㄡˇ

kǒu

ㄎ/ kㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

口气

Simplified

口氣

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 妈妈用严厉的口气批评了我。

    mā ma yòng yán lì de kǒu qì pī píng le wǒ。

    Mom criticized me in a stern tone of voice.

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Related words

口

kǒu

mouth

气

qì

gas

天气

tiān qì

weather

生气

shēng qì

to get angry

空气

kōng qì

air

力气

lì qi

strength

脾气

pí qi

character

气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

入口

rù kǒu

entrance

出口

chū kǒu

an exit

借口

jiè kǒu

to use as an excuse

进口

jìn kǒu

to import

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