Word: 气 (qì)

他不至于生这么大的气吧？

Tā búzhìyú shēng zhème dà de qì ba?

He surely wouldn't get this angry, would he?

他再也忍不住气了。

Tā zàiyě rěnbúzhù qì le.

He couldn't hold his temper any longer.

他因为没有被邀请而气得快疯了。

Tā yīnwèi méiyǒu bèi yāoqǐng ér qì de kuài fēngle.

He was mad because he was not invited.

他在生你的气。

Tā zài shēng nǐ de qì.

He is angry with you.

他把我气得要命，就给了他一记耳光。

Tā bǎ wǒ qì de yàomìng, jiù gěi le tā yíjì ěrguāng.

He made me so angry I slapped him across the face.

他气得声音都发抖了。

Tā qì de shēngyīn dōu fādǒule.

He was so angry that his voice shook.

他气得对着我嚷了起来。

Tā qì de duì zhe wǒ rǎngle qǐlai.

He was so angry that he started bellowing at me.

他气得捶了一下桌子。

Tā qì de chuíle yíxià zhuōzi.

He was so angry that he pounded the table.

他被人群挤压得喘不过气。

Tā bèi rénqún jǐyā de chuǎnbúguò qì.

He was squeezed by the crowd so hard he couldn't breathe.

你为什么生我的气？

Nǐ wèishénme shēng wǒ de qì?

Why are you angry with me?

你别生我的气啊。

Nǐ bié shēng wǒ de qì a.

Don't get angry at me!

你太太在生你的气。

Nǐ tàitai zài shēng nǐ de qì.

Your wife is mad at you.

你是不是存心气我？

Nǐ shìbúshì cúnxīn qì wǒ?

Are you doing this to annoy me on purpose?

和气不蚀本

hé qi bù shíběn

being friendly doesn't lose you capital

啤酒没气了。

Píjiǔ méi qì le.

The beer is stale.

喝了磨刀水，锈气在内

hēle módāoshuǐ, xiù qì zàinèi

having drunk knife-sharpening water: rust is inside

她一定在生我的气。

Tā yídìng zài shēng wǒ de qì.

She must be angry with me.

她生自己的气。

Tā shēng zìjǐ de qì.

She's mad at herself.

急生智，气生恚

jí shēng zhì, qì shēng huì

urgency gives birth to wit, anger gives birth to resentment

我生她的气。

Wǒ shēng tā de qì.

I'm angry with her.

我绝对没有生你的气。

Wǒ juéduì méiyǒu shēng nǐ de qì.

I'm by no means angry with you.

我还是很气。

Wǒ háishi hěn qì.

I'm still mad.

打足了气的皮球,一蹦老高

dǎ zúle qì de píqiú,yí bèng lǎo gāo

a fully pumped-up rubber ball: it bounces very high

放了气的皮球,软了

fàngle qì de píqiú,ruǎnle

a ball with the air let out: gone soft

机关枪打皮球，给你消消气

jīguānqiāng dǎ píqiú, gěi nǐ xiāoxiāo qì

a machine gun shooting a rubber ball: let the air out of you

歪嘴吹灯，一股斜气

wāizuǐ chuīdēng, yìgǔ xié qì

blowing out a lamp with a crooked mouth: a slanting (evil) draught

气不可使尽，话不可说绝

qì bùkě shǐ jìn, huà bùkě shuō jué

don't use up your temper, don't say words absolutely

气大伤神，食多伤身

qì dà shāngshén, shí duō shāngshēn

great anger harms the spirit, much eating harms the body

泄了气的皮球，瘪了

xiè le qì de píqiú, biěle

a deflated leather ball: gone flat

现任校长是一位很和气的老人。

Xiànrèn xiàozhǎng shì yí wèi hěn hé qi de lǎorén.

The current principal is a very kind older man.

生什么气呀？

Shēng shénme qì ya?

Why are you angry?

老鼠啃皮球,嗑气

lǎoshǔ kěn píqiú,kē qì

a mouse gnawing a rubber ball: cracking and air (polite)

蚂蚱打喷嚏，满嘴的庄稼气

màzha dǎpēntì, mǎnzuǐ de zhuāngjia qì

a grasshopper sneezes: its mouth is full of the smell of crops

那就是我生他的气的原因。

Nà jiùshì wǒ shēng tā de qì de yuányīn.

That is why I am angry with him.

钻进风箱里的老鼠，受不完的气

zuānjìn fēngxiāng lǐ de lǎoshǔ, shòu bù wán de qì

a rat that has crawled into a bellows: endless air to take