洋气

洋氣

yángqì

adjective #62,182

Meanings

1 stylish; fashionable
2 Western-style; foreign-looking

Characters

foreign; Western

Examples

HSK 2

你今天穿得真洋气！

Nǐ jīntiān chuān de zhēn yángqì!

You look really stylish today!

HSK 4

她给女儿取了一个很洋气的名字。

Tā gěi nǚ'ér qǔ le yí ge hěn yángqì de míngzi.

She gave her daughter a very trendy, foreign-sounding name.

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usage

The opposite of 土 or 土气 (rustic, unfashionable). It began as "Western-looking", from 洋 "foreign, overseas", and once had a mocking edge; today it is mostly a compliment.

Stroke Order

洋 yáng

气 qì