口气 (kǒu qì) — (noun) tone of voice, manner of speaking; (in 口气大/不小) boastful talk, exaggeration

Definição

口气 (kǒu qì) is a noun meaning 'tone of voice' in the sense of someone's attitude or manner when speaking — and in 口气大 it means boastful talk. Compare 语气 (more about grammar/mood) and 声调 (the pitch of a syllable, or intonation).

noun
tone of voicemanner of speaking(in 口气大/不小) boastful talkexaggeration

Exemplos

  • 口气
    Tīng tā shuō huà de kǒu qì, hǎo xiàng duì zhè jiàn shì hěn bù mǎn.
    From the way she speaks, it seems she's quite dissatisfied with this matter.
  • 口气
    Nǐ zhè zhǒng kǒu qì ràng wǒ hěn bù shū fu.
    This tone of yours makes me very uncomfortable.
  • 口气
    Tā de kǒu qì zhēn bù xiǎo, jū rán shuō zì jǐ néng dāng shàng zǒng tǒng.
    He really talks big—he actually claims he can become president.

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