语气 (yǔ qì) — tone of voice, manner of speaking; (grammatical) mood
Definition
语气 is the 'tone' of speech — how something is said rather than the words themselves. Unlike 声调 (the fixed pitch pattern of a syllable), 语气 is about attitude (angry, polite, commanding).
noun
tone of voicemanner of speaking(grammatical) mood
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 语气。Tā de yǔ qì tīng qǐ lái hěn shēng qì.His tone sounds very angry.
- 语气。Nǐ shuō huà de yǔ qì kě yǐ wēn róu yì diǎn.You can soften your tone a bit when speaking.
- 语气。Wǒ bù xǐ huan tā nà zhǒng mìng lìng de yǔ qì.I don't like his commanding tone.
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