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气派

qìpài

impressive style; imposing manner

A person walks up wide steps of a columned building
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Characters in this word

气 qì

Strokes
4
Radical
气 — air, gas
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 气

派 pài

Strokes
9
Radical
氵 — water

Example phrases

  • 新建的图书馆外观十分气派,却在内部空间上保持了朴素实用的设计。 Xīnjiàn de túshūguǎn wàiguān shífēn qìpài, què zài nèibù kōngjiān shàng bǎochí le pǔsù shíyòng de shèjì. The newly built library looks very impressive from the outside, yet its interior keeps a plain and practical design.
  • 这家酒店的门厅又高又亮,非常气派。 Zhè jiā jiǔdiàn de méntīng yòu gāo yòu liàng, fēicháng qìpài. The lobby of this hotel is tall and bright, very imposing.
  • 弟弟穿上西装,显得格外气派。 Dìdi chuān shàng xīzhuāng, xiǎnde géwài qìpài. Dressed in a suit, my younger brother looks especially distinguished.

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