气 qì
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 气 — air, gas
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
气息
qìxī
breath; flavour; atmosphere
Characters in this word
息 xī
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 雨后的山林带着泥土和青草的气息，让人一下子放松下来。 Yǔ hòu de shānlín dàizhe nítǔ hé qīngcǎo de qìxī, ràng rén yí xiàzi fàngsōng xiàlái. After the rain, the mountain forest carried the scent of soil and grass, making people relax at once.
- 这位老歌唱家的气息控制得非常好，唱高音毫不费力。 Zhè wèi lǎo gēchàngjiā de qìxī kòngzhì de fēicháng hǎo, chàng gāoyīn háo bù fèilì. This veteran singer controls her breath very well and hits high notes effortlessly.
- 走进这家老书店，一股旧纸张的气息扑面而来。 Zǒu jìn zhè jiā lǎo shūdiàn, yí gù jiù zhǐzhāng de qìxī pūmiàn ér lái. Walking into this old bookstore, you are met by the scent of old paper.