气急败坏

氣急敗壞

qìjíbàihuài

idiom #23,267

Meanings

1 flustered and exasperated
2 utterly discomfited
3 in a rage and at a loss

Characters

frantic / urgent

defeated / ruined

Examples

他气急败坏地冲进办公室。

Tā qìjíbàihuài de chōng jìn bàngōngshì.

He burst into the office in a flustered rage.

听到这个消息，她气急败坏，不知道该怎么办。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā qìjíbàihuài, bù zhīdào gāi zěnme bàn.

Upon hearing the news, she was flustered and exasperated, not knowing what to do.

经理气急败坏地训斥了那个员工。

Jīnglǐ qìjíbàihuài de xùnchì le nàge yuángōng.

The manager scolded that employee in a furious fluster.

Tips

memory

Break it into: 气 (breath/anger) + 急 (urgent/frantic) + 败坏 (ruined/corrupted). Picture someone so angry their breathing is frantic and their composure is completely ruined.

Stroke Order

气 qì

急 jí

败 bài

坏 huài