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气qìgas; air

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气 (qì) means "gas" or "air," and it also means "smell." As a verb it means "to make angry," "to annoy," or "to get angry." 房间里的空气不好 says the air in the room is not good. 球没有气了 says the ball has no air now. 这鱼的气味很大 says the smell of this fish is very strong. 你别气我 says don't make me angry.

What does 气 mean?

  1. 1.

    gas; airnoun

  2. 2.

    smellnoun

  3. 3.

    to make angry; to annoy; to get angryverb

What does the character 气 mean?

  • 气gas; air

How do you use 气?

没有气 can mean there is no air, as in 球没有气了, and 别气我 uses the verb to make someone angry.

Patterns

  • 没有 + 气

    球没有气了。

    Qiú méiyǒu qì le.

    The ball has no air now.

  • 气味

    这鱼的气味很大。

    Zhè yú de qìwèi hěn dà.

    The smell of this fish is very strong.

  • 别 + 气 + Person

    你别气我。

    Nǐ bié qì wǒ.

    Don't make me angry.

What are some examples of 气 in a sentence?

  1. 房间里的空气不好。

    Fángjiān lǐ de kōngqì bù hǎo.

    The air in the room is not good.

  2. 球没有气了。

    Qiú méiyǒu qì le.

    The ball has no air now.

  3. 这鱼的气味很大。

    Zhè yú de qìwèi hěn dà.

    The smell of this fish is very strong.

  4. 你别气我。

    Nǐ bié qì wǒ.

    Don't make me angry.

How is 气 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    球没有气了吗?

    Qiú méiyǒu qì le ma?

    Does the ball have no air now?

  2. Speaker B:

    这个球没有气了。

    Zhège qiú méiyǒu qì le.

    This ball has no air now.

  3. Speaker A:

    我们还能用这个球吗?

    Wǒmen hái néng yòng zhège qiú ma?

    Can we still use this ball?

  4. Speaker B:

    不能,这个球没有气了。

    Bù néng, zhège qiú méiyǒu qì le.

    We can't. This ball has no air now.

Can you use 气 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 球没有___了。(The ball has no air now.)
  2. 2.Which sentence means "Don't make me angry"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这鱼的___味很大。(The smell of this fish is very strong.)

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.