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口气 (kǒu qì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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口气 (kǒu qì): Tone (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

口气 consists of 2 characters.

mouth; [measure word for family members]

air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy

How to Use 口气 in Sentences

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Measure Word + Nounwith种

yī一

zhǒng种

kǒu口

qì气

neutral

a kind of tone

Adjective + Nounwith商量

shāng商

liang量

de的

kǒu口

qì气

Verb + Objectwith改变

gǎi改

biàn变

kǒu口

qì气

Subject + Predicatewith大

kǒu口

qì气

hěn很

dà大

Example Sentences with 口气

tā他

de的

kǒu口

qì气

hěn很

yǒu友

hǎo好

neutral

tone of negotiation

neutral

change one's tone

neutral

boastful tone

。

His tone is very friendly.

tā他

shuō说

huà话

de的

kǒu口

qì气

fēi非

cháng常

yán严

sù肃

，

ràng让

wǒ我

yǒu有

xiē些

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

The tone of his speech was very serious, which made me a bit nervous.

tā他

pī批

píng评

wǒ我

de的

kǒu口

qì气

suī虽

rán然

yán严

lì厉

，

dàn但

chōng充

mǎn满

le了

guān关

qiè切

。

Although his tone was harsh when criticizing me, it was full of concern.

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cóng从

guān官

fāng方

shēng声

míng明

de的

kǒu口

qì气

lái来

kàn看

，

tán谈

pàn判

sì似

hū乎

xiàn陷

rù入

le了

jiāng僵

jú局

。

Judging from the tone of the official statement, the negotiations seem to have reached a deadlock.

tā她

shuō说

huà话

de的

kǒu口

qì气

ràng让

wǒ我

jué觉

nǐ你

gāng刚

cái才

shuō说

huà话

de的

kǒu口

qì气

，

tā他

de的

bào报

gào告

wán完

quán全

méi没

yǒu有

nà那

zhǒng

cóng从

jīng经

lǐ理

de的

kǒu口

qì气

zhōng中

，

wǒ我

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

shì试

tú图

yòng用

qīng轻

sōng松

de的

kǒu

de得

yǒu有

diǎn点

shēng生

qì气

。

The way she spoke made me feel a bit angry.

shì

是

bu不

shì是

duì对

wǒ我

yǒu有

shén什

me么

bù不

mǎn满

？

Was there some dissatisfaction with me in the tone you just used?

种

jū居

gāo高

lín临

xià下

de的

shuō说

jiào教

kǒu口

qì气

。

His report completely lacked that condescending, lecturing tone.

néng

能

tīng听

chū出

tā他

duì对

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

hěn很

yǒu有

xìn信

xīn心

。

From the manager's tone, I could tell he was very confident about this project.

口

qì气

jiě解

shì释

，

dàn但

jǐn紧

zhāng张

de的

qíng情

xù绪

yī依

rán然

xiǎn显

ér而

yì易

jiàn见

。

Although he tried to explain in a light tone, his nervousness was still obvious.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 口气.

Words with 口

入口rù kǒuHSK 4
出口chū kǒuHSK 5
人口rén kǒu
伤口shāng kǒu
借口jiè kǒu
口令kǒu lìng
口号kǒu hào
口吃kǒu chī

Words with 气

天气tiān qìHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
生气shēng qìHSK 3
力气lì qiHSK 4
气候qì hòuHSK 4
空气kōng qìHSK 4
脾气pí qiHSK 4
争气

zhēng qì