气死

氣死

qìsǐ

verb #8,325

Meanings

1 to infuriate; to make someone furious
2 to be furious; to be livid

Characters

angry; air; breath

to die; extremely (complement)

Angry + to death — so angry you could die. 死 is a complement intensifier.

Examples

他的话气死我了！

Tā dehuà qìsǐ wǒ le!

What he said infuriated me!

别气死我了，我已经够烦了。

Bié qìsǐ wǒ le, wǒ yǐjīng gòu fán le.

Don't make me furious, I'm already annoyed enough.

考试没过，她气死了。

Kǎoshì méi guò, tā qìsǐle.

She failed the exam and was absolutely livid.

Tips

grammar

死 as a complement after adjectives/verbs means 'extremely': 累死了 (exhausted to death), 饿死了 (starving to death), 气死了 (furious beyond words). It's hyperbolic, not literal.

Stroke Order

气 qì

死 sǐ