rěqì

惹气

Word · VerbTraditional惹氣

anger; annoy; provoke anger

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to anger; to annoy; to provoke anger; to get angry

Can be used transitively (使人生气) or intransitively (自己生气). Often used with negative contexts like 犯不上 or 不值得 to indicate something is not worth getting angry over.

Fàn犯
bu不
shàng上
wèi为
zhè这
diǎn点
er儿
shì事
qing情
rě惹
qì气
 。

It's not worth getting angry over such a trivial matter.

Méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
yīn因
yī一
jù句
huà话
rě惹
le了
yī一
dù肚
zi子
qì气
 。

I didn't expect to get so angry over one sentence.

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Nǐ你
bié别
rě惹
qì气
 ,
duì对
shēn身
tǐ体
bù不
hǎo好
 。

Don't get angry, it's bad for your health.

Cháng常
wèi为
xiǎo小
shì事
rě惹
qì气
 ,
bù不
zhí值
de得
 。

It's not worth getting angry over trivial things all the time.