气鼓鼓 (qì gǔ gǔ) — fuming with anger, furious in manner

Definition

Reduplicated adverb meaning 'fuming' — describes someone's puffed-up, visibly sulky manner rather than an explosive outburst. Usually takes 地 before the verb, like 生气地 but emphasizing sulky indignation.

adverb
fuming with angerfurious in manner

Examples

  • 气鼓鼓，。
    Tā qì gǔ gǔ dì dèng le wǒ yì yǎn, zhuǎn shēn jiù zǒu le.
    He glared at me angrily and turned away.
  • 气鼓鼓，。
    Bié qì gǔ gǔ dì zuò zài nà r, yǒu shén me huà shuō chū lái.
    Don't sit there fuming—say what's on your mind.
  • 气鼓鼓。
    Tā tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi hòu qì gǔ gǔ dì shuāi mén chū qù le.
    After hearing the news, she stormed out slamming the door.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

气qìanger
鼓鼓puffed
鼓gǔ鼓gǔ
重叠Reduplication

The anger in 气 is shown through 鼓鼓, suggesting a puffed, sulkily indignant manner.

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.

Open 气 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 壴壴zhùdrum
  • 支支zhīhand holding drumstick

鼓 combines 壴, a drum, with 支, a hand holding a drumstick, so the character pictures a drum being struck.

Open 鼓 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 壴壴zhùdrum
  • 支支zhīhand holding drumstick

鼓 combines 壴, a drum, with 支, a hand holding a drumstick, so the character pictures a drum being struck.

Open 鼓 →

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