# 发脾气 (fāpíqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 发脾气 (fāpíqì) means “to lose one's temper; to get angry”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to lose one's temper; to get angry
- Pinyin: fāpíqì (fa1 pi2 qi4)
- Traditional: 發脾氣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 不要因为小事发脾气。
  Búyào yīnwèi xiǎoshì fā píqì.
  Don't lose your temper over small things.

## Characters

- [发](https://hanziro.com/word/fa-send-out/) (fā): to send out; to issue
- [脾](https://hanziro.com/word/pi-spleen/) (pí): spleen
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas

https://hanziro.com/word/fa-pi-qi-lose-ones-temper/

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