生气

• 拼音: shēng qì
• 汉字拆解: 生 = to produce/generate; 气 = simplified from 氣, originally depicting rising steam or vapour, meaning air or energy

含义

To get angry; to be upset. The most common expression for becoming angry.

A verb-object compound for being or becoming angry. Very common in daily conversation. Often used with 了 to indicate a state change: 生气了 (got angry). Can take an object showing who you're angry at using 跟...生气 or 对...生气. The degree can be modified: 很生气 (very angry), 有点儿生气 (a little angry).

例句

1. 妈妈生气了。
2. 请不要生气。
3. 他为什么生气？

用法指南

语境: emotions, everyday

语气: emotional

正确说法

• 别生气了。(Don't be angry anymore.)
• 她为这件事很生气。(She is very angry about this.)

错误说法

• 我生气你。(Wrong structure — say 我跟你生气 or 我对你生气, using a preposition before the person)

起源与历史

A verb-object compound of 生 (to produce/generate) and 气 (anger/air/energy), literally meaning 'to produce anger.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal