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气死 (qì sǐ) — (resultative verb) to anger someone to death; to make someone furious; (often with 了) to be extremely angry; to be furious

Definition

A vivid resultative verb meaning 'to anger someone to death / make someone furious' — stronger and more emotional than plain 生气 ('to be angry'). Often used with 了 or 被 to show someone is extremely mad.

verb
(resultative verb) to anger someone to deathto make someone furious(often with 了) to be extremely angryto be furious

Examples

  • 气死！
    Nǐ zhēn shì qì sǐ wǒ le!
    You're really making me furious!
  • 气死，。
    Wǒ qì sǐ le, bù xiǎng zài tīng le.
    I'm so angry, I don't want to listen anymore.
  • 气死。
    Tā kuài bèi lǎo bǎn qì sǐ le.
    He was almost angered to death by the boss.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

气qìanger
死sǐdie

气 anger and 死 die combine to mean anger someone to death, or be so angry one might die.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
气
气qì氣qì
Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
歹歹dǎi
Sound part声符shēngfú
尸
尸shī死sǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

死 is built from 歹 and 尸: 歹 is the part tied to the meaning, and 尸 gives the sound.

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