赌气

賭氣

dǔqì

verb #28,995

Meanings

1 to act in a fit of pique
2 to do something out of spite
3 to get in a huff

Characters

anger / spirit / temperament

Examples

他赌气摔门走了。

Tā dǔqì shuāi mén zǒu le.

He stormed off in a huff, slamming the door.

别赌气，冷静下来再说。

Bié dǔqì, lěngjìng xiàlái zài shuō.

Don't act out of spite — calm down first and then talk.

她赌气不吃饭，结果饿了一整天。

Tā dǔqì bù chī fàn, jiéguǒ è le yī zhěng tiān.

She stubbornly refused to eat out of spite and ended up hungry all day.

Tips

memory

赌 means 'to bet/gamble' and 气 means 'anger/spirit'. 赌气 is like 'betting on your anger' — acting defiantly just to prove a point, even if it hurts yourself.

Stroke Order

赌 dǔ

气 qì