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气死

氣死
qìsǐ
verb #8,325

Meanings

  1. 1 to infuriate; to make someone furious
  2. 2 to be furious; to be livid

Characters

气
qì
angry; air; breath
死
sǐ
to die; extremely (complement)
Angry + to death - so angry you could die. 死 is a complement intensifier.

Examples

HSK 1
他的话气死我了！
Tā de huà qìsǐ wǒ le!
What he said infuriated me!
HSK 2
考试没过，她气死了。
Kǎoshì méi guò, tā qìsǐ le.
She failed the exam and was absolutely livid.
HSK 4
别气死我了，我已经够烦了。
Bié qìsǐ wǒ le, wǒ yǐjīng gòu fán le.
Don't make me furious, I'm already annoyed enough.

Tips

grammar
死 as a complement after adjectives/verbs means 'extremely': 累死了 (exhausted to death), 饿死了 (starving to death), 气死了 (furious beyond words). It's hyperbolic, not literal.

Stroke Order

气 qì
死 sǐ