闹脾气

鬧脾氣
nào píqi
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to throw a tantrum
  2. 2 to sulk; to be in a huff

Examples

HSK 1
Háizi bù xiǎng shuìjiào, zhèngzài nào píqi.
The child doesn't want to go to bed and is throwing a tantrum.
HSK 7-9
Tā zuìjìn zǒng gēn nánpéngyou nào píqi, dòngbudòng jiù bù lǐ tā.
Lately she keeps sulking at her boyfriend and gives him the silent treatment over the smallest thing.

Tips

usage
Compare 发脾气 "to lose one's temper", a quick burst of anger. 闹脾气 is drawn out and childish: sulking, refusing and making a scene, typically by a child or a partner.

Stroke Order

闹 nào
脾 pí
气 qì