shàqì

煞气

Word · Verb · NounTraditional煞氣

leak air; fierce look; evil aura

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

3 senses · 8 examples
1.

verb

to leak air slowly; to deflate (of inflated objects with small holes)

Commonly used for tires, inner tubes, and inflatable objects.

Chē车
dài带
shà煞
qì气
le了
 ,
děi得
bǔ补
yī一
xià下
 。

The tire has gone flat and needs to be patched.

Zhè这
gè个
qì气
qiú球
shà煞
qì气
le了
 ,
míng明
tiān天
zài再
mǎi买
gè个
xīn新
de的
 。

This balloon has deflated; I'll buy a new one tomorrow.

2.

noun

fierce or murderous expression; ferocious look

Describes a facial expression showing hostility, anger, or intent to harm.

Tā他
mǎn满
liǎn脸
shà煞
qì气
 ,
kàn看
qǐ起
lái来
hěn很
kě可
pà怕
 。

He had a murderous look on his face and seemed terrifying.

Zhè这
gè个
rén人
yī一
liǎn脸
shà煞
qì气
 ,
bù不
hǎo好
rě惹
 。

This person has a fierce look and is not someone to be trifled with.

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shà煞
qì气
bī逼
rén人

overwhelming murderous intent

3.

noun

evil aura; malign energy; bad qi (in superstition)

Used in feng shui and folk superstition to describe harmful spiritual energy or unlucky atmospheres.

Zhè这
zuò座
fáng房
zi子
shà煞
qì气
tài太
zhòng重
 ,
bù不
yí宜
jū居
zhù住
 。

This house has too much evil aura and is not suitable for living.

Fēng风
shuǐ水
shī师
shuō说
zhè这
lǐ里
yǒu有
yī一
gǔ股
shà煞
qì气
 。

The feng shui master said there is a stream of malign energy here.

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Zhè这
gè个
dì地
fāng方
yīn阴
qì气
zhòng重
 ,
shà煞
qì气
yě也
zhòng重
 。

This place is heavy with yin energy and also has strong evil aura.