Meaning of 书生气
书生气 means bookishness; impractical scholarly manner; pedantic air. Pronounced shū shēng qì.
- bookishness; impractical scholarly manner; pedantic air
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
tài太
shū书
shēng生
qì气
，
bù不
dǒng懂
de得
biàn变
tōng通
。
He is too bookish in his work and doesn't understand how to be flexible.
Dāng当
lǐng领
dǎo导
bù不
néng能
tài太
shū书
shēng生
qì气
，
yào要
jiē接
dì地
qì气
。
One cannot be too bookish when leading; one must stay grounded.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
shū书
shēng生
qì气
shí十
zú足
de的
xiǎng想
fǎ法
zài在
shí实
jiàn践
zhōng中
xíng行
bù不
tōng通
。
This kind of thoroughly bookish idea won't work in practice.
Tā他
suī虽
rán然
xué学
lì历
hěn很
gāo高
，
dàn但
méi没
yǒu有
shū书
shēng生
qì气
，
hěn很
wù务
shí实
。
Although he has a high level of education, he isn't bookish at all; he is very pragmatic.