娇
气

Delicate in Chinese: 娇气 (jiāo qì)

jiāo qì

delicate

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

Definitions

  1. 1delicate
  2. 2squeamish
  3. 3finicky

Stroke order

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娇
气

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄑㄧˋ

qì

ㄑ/ qㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

娇气

Simplified

嬌氣

Traditional

Example sentences

See 娇气 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这孩子太娇气，一点苦都吃不了。

    zhè hái zi tài jiāo qì， yì diǎn kǔ dōu chī bù liǎo。

    This child is too delicate and can't take any hardship.

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Related words

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gas

天气

tiān qì

weather

生气

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空气

kōng qì

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力气

lì qi

strength

脾气

pí qi

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气候

qì hòu

(meteorology) climate

气氛

qì fēn

atmosphere

小气

xiǎo qì

stingy

勇气

yǒng qì

courage

语气

yǔ qì

tone

运气

yùn qi

luck (good or bad)

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