和气
héqi
friendly; gentle; harmony
Characters in this word
气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他表面上说话和气，谈判时却绝不轻易让步。 Tā biǎomiàn shàng shuōhuà héqi, tánpàn shí què jué bù qīngyì ràngbù. He speaks gently on the surface, but in negotiations he never gives ground easily.
- 卖菜的大姐说话很和气，我常去她那儿买。 Mài cài de dàjiě shuōhuà hěn héqi, wǒ cháng qù tā nàr mǎi. The woman who sells vegetables speaks so pleasantly that I often buy from her.
- 有话好好说，别伤了彼此的和气。 Yǒu huà hǎohǎo shuō, bié shāng le bǐcǐ de héqi. If you have something to say, say it nicely; don't damage the goodwill between you.
Related words
- 和 hé and, with
- 和平 hépíng peace
- 暖和 nuǎnhuo warm
- 温和 wēnhé gentle; mild
- 和谐 héxié harmonious
- 饱和 bǎohé to saturate; saturated
- 风和日丽 fēnghérìlì bright and sunny; pleasant weather
- 附和 fùhè to echo; to chime in with; to go along with
- 共和国 gònghéguó republic
- 和蔼 hé'ǎi kind; amiable
- 和好 héhǎo to become reconciled; to make peace
- 和解 héjiě to reconcile; to settle