气话

氣話
qìhuà
noun #31,772

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 angry words
  2. 2 things said in the heat of the moment

Examples

HSK 6
Tā shuō nàxiē dōu shì yìshí de qìhuà.
She said those were just things said in a moment of anger.
HSK 7-9
Bié dàngzhēn, nà shì qìhuà.
Don't take it seriously, those were just angry words.

Tips

usage
气话 implies the words don't reflect the speaker's true feelings - used to defuse a situation or apologize. Common with verbs 说 (shuō, 'say'), 是 (shì, 'are'): 这是气话 ('these are angry words'), 别说气话 ('don't speak in anger').
memory
气 = anger/breath, 话 = words. Literally 'anger-words' - words that come out when your 气 is up.

Stroke Order

气 qì
话 huà