Some compound words and expressions in Chinese that use the word: Qì 气
The word qì (gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy) in Chinese is sometimes used alone, and is used in many, many compound words; so many in fact that I tried to make a list. But, I suspect there are a lot more!
霸气 Bàqì Aggressiveness / hegemony / domineering
臭气 Chòuqì Stink, bad smell
出气 Chūqì Venting anger
大气 Dàqì Atmosphere, heavy breathing, open minded, grand and magnificent, generous
赌气 Dǔqì To act rashly out of a feeling of injustice
毒气 Dúqì Poison gas / toxic gas / manifestation of passion, anger etc (Buddhism)
大气层 Dàqìcéng Earth’s atmosphere
风气 Fēngqì General mood; established practice; common practice; atmosphere
贯气 Guànqì beneficial influence, esp. from one's ancestral graves
骨气 Gǔqì Integrity, unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone
鼓气 Gǔqì To puff up / to swell up / to inflate / to blow air into sth / (fig.) to encourage / to support
精气神 Jīngqìshén Three energies of Chinese medicine: 精, 氣|气, and 神
- 精, Jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected /
elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine)
- 氣 & 气 Qì - gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi
- 神 Shén God / unusual / mysterious / soul / spirit / divine essence / lively / spiritual being
空气 Kōngqì Air
口气 Kǒuqì Spoken manner (maybe bad breath?)
脾气 Píqi Temper/temperament
气氛 Qìfēn Atmosphere (feeling)
气候 Qìhòu Climate
气化 Qìhuà To vaporize / evaporation / carburetion / Transformation in traditional Chinese medicine
i.e. transformation of yin yang vital breath
气他一下 Qìtāyīxià Make him angry
气体 Qìtǐ Gas (i.e. gaseous substance)
气味 Qìwèi Odor / scent
气温 Qìwēn Air temperature (more common ???? 温度 wēndù
气滞 Qìzhì Stagnation of qi (traditional Chinese medicine)
生气 Shēngqì Get angry
神气 Shénqì Expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious
手气 Shǒuqì Luck
受气 Shòuqì To suffer maltreatment / be blamed/ a bullied (person)
疏肝理气 Shūgānlǐqì To course the liver and rectify (traditional Chinese medicine)
书生气 Shūshēngqì Characteristics of a scholar
香气 Xiāngqì Fragrance / aroma / incense
邪气 Xiéqì Evil influence / unhealthy trend / pathogeny (cause of disease) in traditional Chinese medicine / as opposed to vital energy
心气 Xīnqì Intention, aspiration, ambition, will, state of mind, fresh mind, heart qi in traditional Chinese medicine
洋气 Yángqì Foreign styles and trends
英气 Yīngqì Heroic spirit
硬气 Yìngqì Firm / unyielding / strong-willed
义气 Yìqì Spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice / code of brotherhood
勇气 Yǒngqì Courage / valor
Some Chinese expressions using the word: Qì
荡气回肠 Dàngqìhuícháng Heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc) / deeply moving
和胃力气 Héwèilìqì To harmonize the stomach and rectify qi
气味相投 Qìwèixiāngtóu Birds of a feather; be like-minded
心平气和 Xīnpíngqìhé In a calm state of mind
正气浩然 Zhēng qì hào rán Healthy environment/energy vast / expansive / overwhelming
霸气 Bàqì Aggressiveness / hegemony / domineering
臭气 Chòuqì Stink, bad smell
出气 Chūqì Venting anger
大气 Dàqì Atmosphere, heavy breathing, open minded, grand and magnificent, generous
赌气 Dǔqì To act rashly out of a feeling of injustice
毒气 Dúqì Poison gas / toxic gas / manifestation of passion, anger etc (Buddhism)
大气层 Dàqìcéng Earth’s atmosphere
风气 Fēngqì General mood; established practice; common practice; atmosphere
贯气 Guànqì beneficial influence, esp. from one's ancestral graves
骨气 Gǔqì Integrity, unyielding character / courageous spirit / integrity / moral backbone
鼓气 Gǔqì To puff up / to swell up / to inflate / to blow air into sth / (fig.) to encourage / to support
精气神 Jīngqìshén Three energies of Chinese medicine: 精, 氣|气, and 神
- 精, Jīng essence / extract / vitality / energy / semen / sperm / mythical goblin spirit / highly perfected /
elite / the pick of sth / proficient (refined ability) / extremely (fine)
- 氣 & 气 Qì - gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi
- 神 Shén God / unusual / mysterious / soul / spirit / divine essence / lively / spiritual being
空气 Kōngqì Air
口气 Kǒuqì Spoken manner (maybe bad breath?)
脾气 Píqi Temper/temperament
气氛 Qìfēn Atmosphere (feeling)
气候 Qìhòu Climate
气化 Qìhuà To vaporize / evaporation / carburetion / Transformation in traditional Chinese medicine
i.e. transformation of yin yang vital breath
气他一下 Qìtāyīxià Make him angry
气体 Qìtǐ Gas (i.e. gaseous substance)
气味 Qìwèi Odor / scent
气温 Qìwēn Air temperature (more common ???? 温度 wēndù
气滞 Qìzhì Stagnation of qi (traditional Chinese medicine)
生气 Shēngqì Get angry
神气 Shénqì Expression / manner / vigorous / impressive / lofty / pretentious
手气 Shǒuqì Luck
受气 Shòuqì To suffer maltreatment / be blamed/ a bullied (person)
疏肝理气 Shūgānlǐqì To course the liver and rectify (traditional Chinese medicine)
书生气 Shūshēngqì Characteristics of a scholar
香气 Xiāngqì Fragrance / aroma / incense
邪气 Xiéqì Evil influence / unhealthy trend / pathogeny (cause of disease) in traditional Chinese medicine / as opposed to vital energy
心气 Xīnqì Intention, aspiration, ambition, will, state of mind, fresh mind, heart qi in traditional Chinese medicine
洋气 Yángqì Foreign styles and trends
英气 Yīngqì Heroic spirit
硬气 Yìngqì Firm / unyielding / strong-willed
义气 Yìqì Spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice / code of brotherhood
勇气 Yǒngqì Courage / valor
Some Chinese expressions using the word: Qì
荡气回肠 Dàngqìhuícháng Heart-rending (drama, music, poem etc) / deeply moving
和胃力气 Héwèilìqì To harmonize the stomach and rectify qi
气味相投 Qìwèixiāngtóu Birds of a feather; be like-minded
心平气和 Xīnpíngqìhé In a calm state of mind
正气浩然 Zhēng qì hào rán Healthy environment/energy vast / expansive / overwhelming