脾气 pí qi
“character; temperament; disposition”
nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 5Traditional 脾氣Measure word 个
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
脾气 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1553: 脾气 píqi — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 118
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 脾气
脾气 means a person's temper — how calm or how easily angry they are. It is a noun used with 好, 不好 or 大: 脾气好 (good-tempered), 脾气大 (short-tempered). The very common phrase 发脾气 means "to lose one's temper, throw a tantrum".
例句Example sentences
- 我爸爸脾气很好，很少生气。wǒ bà ba pí qì hěn hǎo, hěn shǎo shēng qì.My dad has a good temper and rarely gets angry.
- 他今天脾气不好，你别跟他说话。tā jīn tiān pí qì bù hǎo, nǐ bié gēn tā shuō huà.He has a bad temper today, so don't talk to him.
- 弟弟又发脾气了，因为他不想睡觉。dì di yòu fā pí qi le, yīn wèi tā bù xiǎng shuì jiào.My little brother lost his temper again because he doesn't want to sleep.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗他很大脾气。
✓他脾气很大。
脾气 is the subject here, so 很大 stands after it as the predicate, not before it as a modifier.