发脾气

發脾氣

fāpíqi

verb HSK 7-9 #5,867

Meanings

1 to lose one's temper
2 to throw a tantrum
3 to get angry

Characters

to emit; to express

spleen; temperament

air; energy; temper

Examples

他动不动就发脾气。

Tā dòngbudòng jiù fāpíqi.

He loses his temper at the slightest provocation.

不要对孩子发脾气。

Búyào duì háizi fāpíqi.

Don't lose your temper with the children.

Tips

grammar

发脾气 is a verb-object (离合词) construction. You can insert modifiers between 发 and 脾气: 发了一顿大脾气 (threw a big tantrum).

Stroke Order

发 fā

脾 pí

气 qì