气
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qì · air, gas

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #772
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4Total strokes

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Top-middle-bottomCharacter structure

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气Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 气

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qiWords pronounced qi
qìWords pronounced qì
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Example sentences

Notice where 气 sits in each complete thought.

Tiān qì yì tiān tiān lěng xià lái le.天气一天天冷下来了。

The weather is getting colder day by day.

Source: Tatoeba #420060 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yàoshi nǐ bù hái gěi tā, tā jiù huì shēng qì!要是你不还给他,他就会生气!

If you don't give it back to him, he'll be angry!

Source: Tatoeba #2737412 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì gè hǎo pí qì de rén.他是个好脾气的人。

He is an agreeable person.

Source: Tatoeba #9012191 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tiān qì yì mēn rè, wǒ de xīn qíng jiù bù hǎo.天气一闷热,我的心情就不好。

Hot and humid weather puts me in a bad mood.

Source: Tatoeba #9990070 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shòu gòu le zhè tiān qì.我受够了这天气。

I'm fed up with this weather.

Source: Tatoeba #5949075 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tiān qì de yù bào shì hěn kē xué de.天气的预报是很科学的。

The weather is forecast scientifically.

Source: Tatoeba #1944122 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 气 in context

  1. Say qì, then recall the core meaning: air, gas.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the top-middle-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 不客气 (bú kè qi), meaning “you're welcome”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 气 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.