神气 (shén qì) — (noun) expression, manner, look; (adjective) vigorous, impressive, full of confidence; (adjective) pretentious, lofty, putting on airs
Definition
神气 covers both a confident, impressive air (positive) and putting on airs (negative) — context decides which. Related to 气派 and 气魄, but more about personal manner than grand presence.
noun
expressionmannerlook
adjective
vigorousimpressivefull of confidencepretentiousloftyputting on airs
Examples
- 神气。Tā shuō huà de shén qì hěn zì rán.The way he speaks is very natural.
- ，神气。Chuān shàng jūn zhuāng yǐ hòu, tā xiǎn de hěn shén qì.After putting on the military uniform, he looked very impressive.
- 神气，。Bié nà me shén qì, shuí dōu bù bǐ nǐ qiáng.Don't be so pretentious — nobody is better than you.
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