语气
Old HSK 5
语气 (yǔqì) · tone (of voice)
语气 (yǔqì) means “tone (of voice); manner of speaking”. It is written with 2 characters: 语 (language) + 气 (air). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 语气 is built
The characters
语 yǔ · language
What 语 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 吾wú — I
- 五wǔ — five
- 二 — two strokes
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 五wǔ — five
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 吾 gives the sound. (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
他说话的语气很客气。Tā shuōhuà de yǔqì hěn kèqi.He speaks in a polite tone.
请不要用这种语气跟我说话。Qǐng búyào yòng zhèzhǒng yǔqì gēn wǒ shuōhuà.Please don't talk to me in that tone.
Questions about 语气
What does 语气 mean?
语气 (yǔqì) means “tone (of voice); manner of speaking”.
How do you pronounce 语气?
语气 is pronounced yǔqì.
Which HSK level is 语气?
语气 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 汉语HànyǔChinese language
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 词语cíyǔword
- 英语YīngyǔEnglish (language)
- 语言yǔyánlanguage
- 口语kǒuyǔspoken language
- 语法yǔfǎgrammar
- 语音yǔyīnpronunciation
- 成语chéngyǔidiom
- 谜语míyǔriddle
Learn 语气 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 116: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.