意气 (yì qì) — spirit, morale, high ambition; personal impulse, mood-driven feelings

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Examples

• 年轻人意气风发，对未来充满信心。
  Nián qīng rén yì qì fēng fā, duì wèi lái chōng mǎn xìn xīn.
  Young people are full of spirit and ambition, confident about the future.
• 做大事不能意气用事，要有理性分析。
  Zuò dà shì bù néng yì qì yòng shì, yào yǒu lǐ xìng fēn xī.
  In big matters you cannot act on impulse; you need to analyze rationally.
• 两个人意气相投，很快就成了好朋友。
  Liǎng gè rén yì qì xiāng tóu, hěn kuài jiù chéng le hǎo péng you.
  The two found each other's temperament congenial and quickly became good friends.

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