hot-tempered; irritable
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
hot-tempered; irritable; short-fused
neutralDescribes a person's temperament. It's used both in formal and informal contexts, often with a slightly negative connotation.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
de的
pí脾
qi气
fēi非
cháng常
bào暴
zào躁
。
He has been very irritable lately.
Zhè这
wèi位
jiào教
liàn练
xìng性
qíng情
bào暴
zào躁
，
róng容
yì易
duì对
qiú球
yuán员
fā发
huǒ火
。
This coach has a fiery temper and gets angry at his players easily.
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Tiān天
qì气
tài太
rè热
le了
，
lián连
gǒu狗
dōu都
biàn变
de得
bào暴
zào躁
qǐ起
lái来
。
The weather is so hot that even the dogs have become irritable.
Tā她
nǔ努
lì力
kòng控
zhì制
zì自
jǐ己
bào暴
zào躁
de的
chōng冲
dòng动
。
She tried hard to control her short-fused impulses.