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口氣

kǒu qì

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

口氣 (kǒu qì) is a Chinese word meaning “tone of voice”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. tone of voice
  2. the way one speaks
  3. manner of expression
  4. tone

Stroke order

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Example

他說話的口氣很客氣。

His tone of speech is polite.

Related words at this level

空閒控制口才口號口頭口語哭泣苦惱

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).