发脾气

發脾氣

fāpíqi

verb HSK 7-9 #5,867

Meanings

1 to lose one's temper
2 to throw a tantrum
3 to get angry

Characters

to emit; to express

spleen; temperament

air; energy; temper

Examples

HSK 2

不要对孩子发脾气。

Búyào duì háizi fāpíqi.

Don't lose your temper with the children.

HSK 7-9

他动不动就发脾气。

Tā dòngbudòng jiù fāpíqi.

He loses his temper at the slightest provocation.

Tips

grammar

发脾气 is a verb-object (离合词) construction. You can insert modifiers between 发 and 脾气: 发了一顿大脾气 (threw a big tantrum).

Stroke Order

发 fā

脾 pí

气 qì