tone; manner of speaking; mood (n.)
HSK 5
Traditional
語氣
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
与其 yǔ qí - rather than; better than (conj.) | HSK 5
预期 yù qī - expect; anticipate (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
他说话的语气很坚定。 tā shuōhuà de yǔqì hěn jiāndìng。 - His tone of voice is very firm.
她用一种轻松的语气跟我交谈。 tā yòng yī zhǒng qīngsōng de yǔqì gēn wǒ jiāotán。 - She talked to me in a relaxed tone.
他说话的语气显得有些紧张。 tā shuōhuà de yǔqì xiǎnde yǒuxiē jǐnzhāng。 - His tone of voice seemed a bit nervous.
请注意他的语气，看看他是否在生气。 qǐng zhùyì tā de yǔqì, kànkan tā shìfǒu zài shēngqì。 - Pay attention to his tone of voice to see if he is angry.
她的语气透露出深深的关怀。 tā de yǔqì tòulù chū shēnshēn de guānhuái。 - Her tone of voice revealed deep concern.
Characters
气 qì - gas; air; breath; to get angry; to enrage, to make...angry |
语 yù - language; sign, signal (as means of communication); proverb; word, sentence; (of birds or insects) twitter |