脾气

• 拼音: pí qi
• 汉字拆解: 脾 = 月 (flesh) + 卑, spleen; 气 = simplified from 氣, air/energy

含义

Temper; disposition. A person's characteristic temperament or tendency to get angry.

Describes both general temperament (好脾气 good temper, 坏脾气 bad temper) and episodes of anger (发脾气 lose one's temper). Also used for personality compatibility: 脾气合得来 (temperaments match). In TCM, 脾气 also refers to spleen function.

例句

1. 他脾气很好，从来不跟人吵架。
2. 你别跟她发脾气，她只是个孩子。
3. 老板今天脾气不好，大家都小心翼翼的。

用法指南

语境: personality, emotions, relationships

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 控制好自己的脾气。(Keep your temper under control.)
• 她脾气有点急。(She's a bit hot-tempered.)

错误说法

• 这本书有好脾气。(脾气 is for people/animals, not objects)

起源与历史

脾 (pí, spleen) + 气 (qì, air/temperament). Traditional Chinese medicine believed the spleen affected emotions and temperament.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal