生气shēng qìto get angry; to be furious

1. 1.

   to get angry; to be furiousverb

2. 2.

   vitality; livelinessnoun

• 生to arise; to occur
• 气to make angry; to annoy; to get angry

很生气 says someone is angry. 很有生气 says a person or thing has vitality, as in 这些花很有生气.

1. HSK 1

   妈妈很生气。

   Māma hěn shēngqì.

   Mom is very angry.

2. HSK 1

   你不要生气。

   Nǐ búyào shēngqì.

   Don't get angry.

3. HSK 1

   我很生气。

   Wǒ hěn shēngqì.

   I am very angry.

4. HSK 2

   这些花很有生气。

   Zhèxiē huā hěn yǒu shēngqì.

   These flowers have a lot of liveliness.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   妈妈生气了吗？

   Māma shēngqì le ma?

   Did Mom get angry?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   妈妈很生气。

   Māma hěn shēngqì.

   Mom is very angry.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   妈妈为什么生气？

   Māma wèishénme shēngqì?

   Why is Mom angry?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   因为孩子不学习，所以妈妈生气了。

   Yīnwèi háizi bù xuéxí, suǒyǐ Māma shēngqì le.

   Because the child is not studying, so Mom got angry.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 妈妈很___。(Mom is very angry.)

   A生气B水C个
2. 2.Which sentence means "Don't get angry"?

   A你不要生气。B我在家。C他很大。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 这些花很有___。(These flowers have a lot of liveliness.)

   A生气B是C的

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