气
qì
gas; air
smell; weather; to make angry; to annoy; to get angry; vital energy; qi
a picture of 气 → rising vapor, breath, vital energy
气 originally depicted rising steam or vapor — wavy lines showing breath or mist ascending. Its modern strokes are a stylized remnant of that flowing, invisible force.
今天的天气真好，我们出去走走吧。
jīn tiān de tiān qì zhēn hǎo, wǒ men chū qù zǒu zǒu ba。
The weather today is really nice, let's go out for a walk.
他说的话让我很生气，我需要冷静一下。
tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ hěn shēng qì, wǒ xū yào lěng jìng yī xià。
What he said made me very angry, I need to calm down for a bit.
Words with 气
烟气
yān qì
smoke
语气助词
yǔ qì zhù cí
modal particle
雅气
yǎ qì
elegance
通气
tōng qì
ventilation
通气孔
tōng qì kǒng
an airvent
通气会
tōng qì huì
briefing
通用电气
tōng yòng diàn qì
General Electric (GE)
造型气球
zào xíng qì qiú
balloon modeling
运气
yùn qi
luck (good or bad)
过气
guò qì
past one's prime
避其锐气，击其惰归
bì qí ruì qì , jī qí duò guī
avoid the enemy when he is fresh and strike him when he is tired and withdraws (idiom)
邪气
xié qì
evil influence