气人 (qì rén) — to be annoying, infuriating

Definition

气人 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to be annoying' or 'infuriating'. It is formed from 气 (to anger) and 人 (person), literally 'to anger people'. As a stative verb, it can be used directly as a predicate: 这件事真气人 (this matter is really infuriating). When separated, elements like 死 (to death) or 得 can be inserted: 气死人了 (extremely annoying). The word is colloquial and expresses strong frustration.

s.v./v.o.

to be annoyinginfuriating

Examples

气人。
Zhè jiàn shì zhēn qì rén.
This matter is really infuriating.
，。
Tā zhèyàng zuò, zhēnshi qì sǐ rén le.
His doing this is extremely annoying.
，气人。
Bié shuō le, yuè shuō yuè qì rén.
Stop talking, the more you talk the more annoying it gets.

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