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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    n.tone; manner of speech

    • fā yán rén shuō xìn hán zhōng de yǔ qì fēi cháng yǒu hǎo

      发言信函语气非常友好

      The spokesman said the tone of the letter was very friendly.

    • tā de yǔ qì yǒu diǎn duō duō bī rén

      语气有点咄咄逼人

      His tone of voice was aggressive.

    • tīng tā de yǔ qì hǎo xiàng bù tài gāo xìng

      语气好像高兴

      Listening to his tone, it seems that he is not very happy.

  • 2

    n.mood (category of grammar indicating a fact)

    • zhè jù huà yīng gāi shǐ yòng chén shù yǔ qì

      应该使用陈述语气

      This sentence should use a declarative tone.

    • yīng yǔ zhōng bù cún zài shén me dòng cí qí shǐ yǔ qì yǔ fǎ fàn chóu

      英语存在什么动词祈使语气语法范畴

      There is no verbal imperative grammatical category in English.

    • bù yào yòng qí shǐ yǔ qì gēn wǒ shuō huà

      不要祈使语气说话

      Don't talk to me in an imperative tone.

Word usage

  • "语气" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
    • 语气

      one tone

    • 语气

      one kind of tone