气势汹汹 (qì shì xiōng xiōng) — aggressive and intimidating in manner; truculent; overbearing
Definition
An idiom describing a person whose manner and presence are fiercely aggressive and intimidating, like storming in to confront someone. Pairs with the adverbial 地 to modify a verb (气势汹汹地说).
idiom
aggressive and intimidating in mannertruculentoverbearing
Examples
- 气势汹汹，。Tā qì shì xiōng xiōng dì zǒu jìn bàn gōng shì, bǎ dà jiā dōu xià huài le.He stormed into the office aggressively, scaring everyone.
- ，气势汹汹。Bié bèi tā de yàng zi xià dào, tā zhǐ shì biǎo miàn qì shì xiōng xiōng.Don't be scared by his appearance; he's only aggressive on the surface.
- 气势汹汹，。Lǎo bǎn qì shì xiōng xiōng dì pī píng le yuán gōng, qì fen fēi cháng jǐn zhāng.The boss criticized the employees aggressively, and the atmosphere was very tense.
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