口气 (kǒuqì) means Tone (implication). Below are 5 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
他说话的 口气 很温和。
Tā shuōhuà de kǒuqì hěn wēnhé.
His tone of voice is very gentle.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 口气
听他的 口气 ，事情已经定了。
Tīng tā de kǒuqì, shìqing yǐjīng dìng le.
By his tone, the matter is already settled.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 口气
他哈了一 口气 暖手。
Tā hā le yì kǒu qì nuǎn shǒu.
He breathed on his hands to warm them.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 哈
别用命令的 口气 说话。
Bié yòng mìnglìng de kǒuqì shuō huà.
Do not speak in a commanding tone.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 命令
他深吸一 口气 ，让新鲜空气进入肺里。
Tā shēn xī yì kǒu qì, ràng xīnxiān kōngqì jìnrù fèi lǐ.
He took a deep breath, letting fresh air into his lungs.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 肺
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Questions about 口气
How is 口气 used in a sentence?
This page shows 5 sentences using 口气 (kǒuqì, "Tone (implication)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 口气 an HSK word?
Yes — 口气 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 口气?
The dictionary page for 口气 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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