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气急败坏
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气急败坏

气急败坏 — “Extremely agitated and dishevelled, often due to anger or panic”

气急败坏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely agitated and dishevelled, often due to anger or panic”. Literally, “breathless and in a sorry state”.

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气急败坏 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 气qì
  • 急jí
  • 败bài
  • 坏huài

气急败坏 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
气
qì4air, gas, spirit, anger
急
jí9urgent, anxious, or rapid
败
bài8lose, fail, defeat, ruin
坏
huài7bad, evil, naughty

Example Sentence with 气急败坏

他一听到自己的计划失败了,立刻气急败坏地大声抱怨起来
As soon as he heard his plan had failed, he immediately started complaining loudly, completely flustered and enraged.

Idioms Related to 气急败坏

Synonyms of 气急败坏

  • nǎo恼xiū羞chéng成nù怒fly into a rage out of humiliation
  • bào暴tiào跳rú如léi雷to fly into a thunderous rage

Antonyms of 气急败坏

  • píng平xīn心jìng静qì气calm and objective
  • xīn心píng平qì气hé和calm and gentle

More idioms starting with 气

  • qì气yì义xiāng相tóu投to be congenial in spirit and sentiment
  • qì气ào傲xīn心gāo高proud in spirit and high in ambition
  • qì气chōng充zhì志dìng定energetic and determined
  • qì气chōng充zhì志jiāo骄Puffed up with pride and arrogance
  • qì气kè克dǒu斗niú牛possess immense and awe-inspiring spirit
  • qì气guān冠sān三jūn军bravest in the entire army
  • qì气chōng冲dǒu斗niú牛towering rage or overwhelming momentum
  • qì气chōng冲niú牛dǒu斗full of towering rage or immense vigor
  • qì气chōng冲xiāo霄hàn汉immense courage and lofty ambition
  • qì气jué决quán泉dá达proceed extremely smoothly and effortlessly
  • qì气líng凌xiāo霄hàn汉awe-inspiring and lofty spirit
  • qì气shì势xiōng汹xiōng汹menacing and aggressive

Questions about 气急败坏

What does 气急败坏 mean?
气急败坏 (qì jí bài huài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Extremely agitated and dishevelled, often due to anger or panic”.
How do you pronounce 气急败坏?
气急败坏 is pronounced qì jí bài huài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 气急败坏 literally mean?
Literally, 气急败坏 means “breathless and in a sorry state”. It is used to mean “Extremely agitated and dishevelled, often due to anger or panic”.
What is the Chinese definition of 气急败坏?
上气不接下气,狼狈不堪。形容十分荒张或恼怒。
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