出气 (chū qì) — to vent one's anger, to take it out (on someone)

Definition

出气 means 'to vent anger' — it's an inseparable verb phrase, not the verb 出 on its own. Usually takes 把/拿: 别拿我出气 ('don't take it out on me').

verb

to vent one's angerto take it out (on someone)

出气。
Tā xīn qíng bù hǎo jiù xǐ huan zhǎo rén chū qì.
When he's in a bad mood, he likes to find someone to vent his anger on.
，。
Tā shēng le yí dù zi qì, zhōng yú chū le kǒu qì.
He was extremely angry and finally let off some steam.
出气？
Bié ná wǒ chū qì hǎo bu hǎo?
Don't take your anger out on me, okay?

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