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意气相投 — “To be kindred spirits”

意气相投 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be kindred spirits”. To have similar temperaments, interests, or aspirations and get along well; to be congenial with each other. Literally, “temperaments mutually compatible; spirits matching”.

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意气相投 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 意yì
  • 气qì
  • 相xiāng
  • 投tóu

意气相投 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
意
yì13idea, meaning, intention
气
qì4air, gas, spirit, anger
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
投
tóu7throw, cast, or invest

Example Sentence with 意气相投

他们俩都是热爱文学的人,所以很快就意气相投,成了无话不谈的好朋友。
Both of them are passionate about literature, so they quickly became kindred spirits and good friends who could talk about anything.

Idioms Related to 意气相投

Synonyms of 意气相投

  • zhì志tóng同dào道hé合share the same aspirations and ideals
  • qíng情tóu投yì意hé合to be perfectly suited to each other
  • qì气wèi味xiāng相tóu投to have similar tastes and temperaments

Antonyms of 意气相投

  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • chòu臭wèi味xiāng相tóu投birds of a feather flock together

More idioms starting with 意

  • yì意zhōng中rén人one's beloved
  • yì意yì义shēn深cháng长profound and thought-provoking meaning
  • yì意luàn乱xīn心máng忙flustered and confused
  • yì意luàn乱xīn心huāng慌agitated and flustered
  • yì意xìng兴àng盎rán然full of zest and enthusiasm
  • yì意xìng兴suǒ索rán然to feel utterly bored or dispirited
  • yì意xìng兴lán阑shān珊to feel one's enthusiasm wane
  • yì意chū出wàng望wài外beyond all expectations
  • yì意qiè切yán言jǐn尽speak with earnestness and frankness
  • yì意qiè切cí辞jǐn尽express with utmost sincerity and thoroughness
  • yì意qián前bǐ笔hòu后Conceive fully before writing or painting
  • yì意hé合qíng情tóu投congenial and well-matched

Questions about 意气相投

What does 意气相投 mean?
意气相投 (yì qì xiāng tóu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be kindred spirits”.
How do you pronounce 意气相投?
意气相投 is pronounced yì qì xiāng tóu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 意气相投 literally mean?
Literally, 意气相投 means “temperaments mutually compatible; spirits matching”. It is used to mean “to be kindred spirits”.
What is the Chinese definition of 意气相投?
意气:志趣性格;投:合得来。指志趣和性格相同的人,彼此投合。
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