出气 (chū qì) — to vent one's anger, to take it out (on someone)
Definition
出气 means 'to vent anger' — it's an inseparable verb phrase, not the verb 出 on its own. Usually takes 把/拿: 别拿我出气 ('don't take it out on me').
verb
to vent one's angerto take it out (on someone)
Examples
- 出气。Tā xīn qíng bù hǎo jiù xǐ huan zhǎo rén chū qì.When he's in a bad mood, he likes to find someone to vent his anger on.
- ，。Tā shēng le yí dù zi qì, zhōng yú chū le kǒu qì.He was extremely angry and finally let off some steam.
- 出气？Bié ná wǒ chū qì hǎo bu hǎo?Don't take your anger out on me, okay?
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