Chinese · Emotions & Feelings
生气
shēngqì
Angry
Beginneradjective
Definition
Feeling or showing anger.
Example
别生气，他不是故意的。
Don't be angry, he didn't do it on purpose.
Etymology
生气 (shēngqì) draws from 生 (shēng, meaning 'to give birth' or 'to produce') and 气 (qì, meaning 'air' or 'energy'). This phrase describes the emergence of anger within a person.
How & Where It’s Used
Used commonly in informal spoken contexts, 生气 is also found in written forms, understood across different Chinese-speaking regions.
Literary Heritage
The term is frequently mentioned in discussions of emotions and is often used in idiomatic expressions addressing anger.