口气
Old HSK 6
口气 (kǒuqì) · tone
口气 (kǒuqì) means “tone; manner of speaking”. It is written with 2 characters: 口 (mouth) + 气 (air). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 口气 is built
The characters
口 kǒu · mouth
What 口 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: An open mouth (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
气 qì · air
What 气 is made of
- 亻rén — person
Origin hint: A person 亻 breathing air (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他说话的口气很大。Tā shuōhuà de kǒuqì hěn dà.He talks big.
听她的口气，好像不太高兴。Tīng tā de kǒuqì, hǎoxiàng bútài gāoxìng.From her tone, she doesn't seem very happy.
Questions about 口气
What does 口气 mean?
口气 (kǒuqì) means “tone; manner of speaking”.
How do you pronounce 口气?
口气 is pronounced kǒuqì.
Which HSK level is 口气?
口气 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 路口lùkǒuintersection
- 门口ménkǒudoorway
- 出口chūkǒuexit
- 人口rénkǒupopulation
- 入口rùkǒuentrance
- 进口jìnkǒuto import
- 口袋kǒudàipocket
- 口语kǒuyǔspoken language
- 借口jièkǒuexcuse
- 口味kǒuwèitaste
Learn 口气 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 109: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.