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脾气

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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

脾气 [píqi]
  1. 1. noun [怒气] temper
  2. 2. noun [性情] temperament

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

脾气 [píqi]
  1. 1. temperament; disposition; temper
    脾气暴躁。
    摸熟机器的脾气
    get to know the characteristics of a machine
    脾气很好
    have a good temper
    他的脾气让人捉摸不定。
    他就是这么一个倔脾气
  2. 2. bad temper
    脾气
    lose one's temper; flare up
    脾气
    hot-tempered
    他今天冲着我发了脾气

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

脾气 [píqi]
  1. 1. 指人的性情
    脾气温顺
    他俩挺对脾气
    逐渐摸准了车的脾气
  2. 2. 易怒的性情;急躁的情绪
    脾气
    脾气

Examples

你还没摸清他的脾气吗, 他就是这样, 脾气上来了你别惹他。
Haven’t you felt his temper? He is such a guy. When he is in temper, you’d better leave him alone. 摸清
她老爱发脾气
She's always losing her temper.
脾气
have a hot temper
他暴跳如雷地发了一顿脾气
He stormed and raged in a fit of temper. 暴跳如雷
脾气暴躁
be irritable by nature; be hot-tempered 暴躁
脾气不合
be temperamentally incompatible 不合
这孩子一不称心就发脾气
The child will kick up a row if he doesn't get his own way. 称心
刁钻古怪的脾气
a strange cranky temper 刁钻古怪
动不动就发脾气
be apt to lose one's temper; often get into a temper 动不动
有理慢慢儿说,何必发脾气
Speak calmly if you think you're in the right; there's no need to get angry. 发脾气

Collocations

脾气
a good temper
脾气温和
gentle
脾气火暴
fiery
脾气
to become angry
脾气
violent-tempered

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