服气

服氣

fúqì

verb HSK 7-9 #31,892

Meanings

1 to be convinced
2 to accept (a defeat or another's superiority)
3 to concede grudgingly

Characters

to submit / to obey

air / spirit / vital energy

Examples

HSK 4

我对这个结果不服气。

Wǒ duì zhège jiéguǒ bù fúqì.

I don't accept this result.

HSK 4

他的水平让所有人都服气。

Tā de shuǐpíng ràng suǒyǒurén dōu fúqì.

His skill makes everyone concede.

Tips

usage

Almost always appears in the negative: 不服气 ('won't accept it / refuse to concede'). Implies emotional acknowledgement of someone else being better - distinct from 同意 (agree intellectually). A child losing a game and pouting is 不服气.

Stroke Order

服 fú

气 qì