口气
kǒu qì
Pinyin

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

rén kǒu
  1. 1 population
  2. 2 people
jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to use as an excuse
  2. 2 on the pretext
  3. 3 excuse
  4. 4 pretext
shāng kǒu
  1. 1 wound
  2. 2 cut
rù kǒu
  1. 1 entrance
  2. 2 to import
chū kǒu
  1. 1 an exit
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 to speak
  4. 4 to export
  5. 5 (of a ship) to leave port
kǒu
  1. 1 mouth
  2. 2 classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
  3. 3 classifier for bites or mouthfuls
kǒu wèi
  1. 1 a person's preferences
  2. 2 tastes (in food)
  3. 3 flavor
kǒu dài
  1. 1 pocket
  2. 2 bag
  3. 3 sack
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
wèi kǒu
  1. 1 appetite
  2. 2 liking
lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossing
  2. 2 intersection (of roads)
mén kǒu
  1. 1 doorway
  2. 2 gate
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
yī kǒu qì
  1. 1 one breath
  2. 2 in one breath
  3. 3 at a stretch
Sān chà kǒu
  1. 1 At the Crossroads, famous opera, based on a story from 水滸傳|水浒传[Shuǐ hǔ Zhuàn]
liǎng kǒu zi
  1. 1 husband and wife
shí zì lù kǒu
  1. 1 crossroads
  2. 2 intersection
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
kǒu chī
  1. 1 to stammer
  2. 2 to stutter
  3. 3 also pr. [kǒu jí]
kǒu wěn
  1. 1 tone of voice
  2. 2 connotation in intonation
  3. 3 accent (regional etc)
  4. 4 snout
  5. 5 muzzle
  6. 6 lips
  7. 7 protruding portion of an animal's face
kǒu zi
  1. 1 hole
  2. 2 opening
  3. 3 cut
  4. 4 gap
  5. 5 gash
  6. 6 my husband or wife
  7. 7 classifier for people (used for indicating the number of people in a family etc)
  8. 8 precedent

Idioms (20)

三缄其口
sān jiān qí kǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it
  2. 2 tight-lipped
不蒸馒头争口气
bù zhēng mán tou zhēng kǒu qì
  1. 1 not to be crushed (idiom)
  2. 2 to be determined to have one's revenge
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
以免借口
yǐ miǎn jiè kǒu
  1. 1 to remove sth that could be used as a pretext (idiom)
佛口蛇心
fó kǒu shé xīn
  1. 1 words of a Buddha, heart of a snake (idiom); two-faced
  2. 2 malicious and duplicitous
俗谚口碑
sú yàn kǒu bēi
  1. 1 common sayings (idiom); widely circulated proverbs
信口开河
xìn kǒu kāi hé
  1. 1 to speak without thinking (idiom)
  2. 2 to blurt sth out
出口成章
chū kǒu chéng zhāng
  1. 1 (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent
  2. 2 articulate
口干舌燥
kǒu gān shé zào
  1. 1 lit. dry mouth and tongue (idiom); to talk too much
口口声声
kǒu kou shēng shēng
  1. 1 to keep on saying (idiom); to repeat over and over again
口吐毒焰
kǒu tǔ dú yàn
  1. 1 lit. a mouth spitting with poisonous flames
  2. 2 to speak angrily to sb (idiom)
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
口无择言
kǒu wú zé yán
  1. 1 to say not a word that is not appropriate (idiom)
  2. 2 wrongly used for 口不擇言|口不择言[kǒu bù zé yán]
口碑
kǒu bēi
  1. 1 public praise
  2. 2 public reputation
  3. 3 commonly held opinions
  4. 4 current idiom
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
口碑载道
kǒu bēi zài dào
  1. 1 lit. praise fills the roads (idiom); praise everywhere
  2. 2 universal approbation
口若悬河
kǒu ruò xuán hé
  1. 1 mouth like a torrent (idiom)
  2. 2 eloquent
  3. 3 glib
  4. 4 voluble
  5. 5 have the gift of the gab
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
  1. 1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
  1. 1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. 2 to denounce by word and pen
口说无凭
kǒu shuō wú píng
  1. 1 (idiom) you can't rely on a verbal agreement
  2. 2 just because sb says sth, doesn't mean it's true

Sample Sentences

秦宇终于松了一口气,原来是个乌龙,只是虚惊一场罢了。他趁机问了女孩儿的名字,聊了几句,原来女孩儿喜欢看话剧,同时也是个古董控,一个月前去了上海玩,在上海看了几场话剧,还去逛了一些跳蚤市场。秦宇原本想加她微信,但女孩儿说手机上周摔坏了,暂时没有手机可以用。于是他们直接约了隔天表演开场前的半小时在剧院门口碰面。
QínYǔ zhōngyú sōngleyìkǒuqì ,yuánlái shì ge wūlóng ,zhǐshì xūjīngyìchǎng bàle 。tā chènjī wèn le nǚháiēr de míngzi ,liáo le jǐ jù ,yuánlái nǚháiēr xǐhuan kàn huàjù ,tóngshí yě shì ge gǔdǒng kòng ,yīgē yuè qián qù le Shànghǎi wán ,zài Shànghǎi kàn le jǐ chǎng huàjù ,hái qù quàng le yīxiē tiàozǎoshìchǎng 。QínYǔ yuánběn xiǎng jiā tā Wēixìn ,dàn nǚháiēr shuō shǒujī shàngzhōu shuāihuài le ,zànshí méiyǒu shǒujī kěyǐ yòng 。yúshì tāmen zhíjiē yuē le gétiān biǎoyǎn kāichǎng qián de bànxiǎoshí zài jùyuàn ménkǒu pèngmiàn 。
QinYu took a load off his mind. As it turned out that it's a mistake, merely a false alarm. He seized the opportunity and asked the girl's name, chatted for a while. In fact, the girl likes to watch stage drama, and she's a big fan of antique as well. Last month, she went to visit Shanghai, watched some play there, and visited some flea market. QinYu was thinking to add her on Wechat, but the girl said that she broke her phone last week, so she doesn't have a phone. Therefore, they decided to meet in front of the theatre half an hour before the play starts the next day.
但我就是咽不下这口气!
dàn wǒ jiùshì yànbúxiàzhèkǒuqì !
But I just can't let it go!
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原来如此,怪不得每次一口气喝下一大瓶水后都会觉得肠胃不适,诶,老赵,夏天快到了,你说喝水可以减肥吗?
yuánláirúcǐ ,guàibude měicì yīkǒuqì hēxià yī dà píng shuǐ hòu dōuhuì juéde chángwèi bùshì ,ēi ,Lǎo Zhào ,xiàtiān kuài dào le ,nǐ shuō hēshuǐ kěyǐ jiǎnféi ma ?
Ah, so that's how it is. No wonder every time I drink a big bottle of water in one go, my digestive system feels a little off. Agh, Lao Zhao, summer's almost here, can drinking water help you lose weight?
嗬!听你这口气,是嫌人家不够专业咯!那你倒是说说看,你们老饕和一般小吃货有何差别啊,洗耳恭听!
hē !tīng nǐ zhè kǒuqì ,shì xián rénjiā bùgòu zhuānyè lo !nà nǐ dàoshì shuō shuo kàn ,nǐmen lǎotāo hé yībān xiǎo chīhuò yǒu hé chābié ā ,xǐěrgōngtīng !
Huh! Listening to your tone, I surmise that you're not impressed with the level of other people's professionalism! Can you explain to me then, what the difference is between normal foodies and connoisseurs like you? I'm all ears!
是啊是啊,刚才有个人打了好几个电话来找阿牛,我都被他搞得烦死了,对不起啊,刚才我说话口气不太好,请问你是谁啊?
shì a shì a ,gāngcái yǒu gè rén dǎ le hǎo jǐ ge diànhuà lái zhǎo Ā Niú ,wǒ dōu bèi tā gǎo de fánsǐ le ,duìbuqǐ ā ,gāngcái wǒ shuōhuà kǒuqì bùtài hǎo ,qǐngwèn nǐ shì shéi ā ?
Yes, yes. Somebody called just now asking for Aniu. He's been driving me crazy. Sorry, my tone just now was a little impolite. Can I ask to whom I am speaking?
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怎么了,叹这么大一口气。
zěnmele ,tàn zhème dà yīkǒuqì 。
What's wrong, why the long sigh?
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看了看了,自从你介绍之后,我昨天晚上一口气看了十集,过瘾。
kàn le kàn le ,zìcóng nǐ jièshào zhīhòu ,wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang yīkǒuqì kàn le shí jí ,guòyǐn 。
Yeah, I watched, after you introduced it to me yesterday evening I watched ten episodes in one go, it's so addictive.
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我这个月都不出门玩了,要一口气把它看完!
wǒ zhè ge yuè dōu bù chūmén wán le ,yào yīkǒuqì bǎ tā kàn wán !
I'm staying in all this month to read this in one go!
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总算(表示做完了,松了一口气、不用再担心了)
zǒngsuàn (biǎoshì zuòwán le ,sōng le yīkǒuqì 、bùyòng zài dānxīn le )
finally; at long last (to show that something has been completed, you're relieved and that you don't need to worry about it anymore)
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