# 娇气 (jiāoqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 娇气 (jiāoqì) means “delicate; squeamish”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: delicate; squeamish
- Pinyin: jiāoqì (jiao1 qi4)
- Traditional: 嬌氣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 这孩子太娇气，一点苦都吃不了。
  Zhè háizi tài jiāoqì, yìdiǎn kǔ dōu chībuliǎo.
  This child is too delicate and can't bear any hardship at all.

## Characters

- 娇 (jiāo): lovable; pampered
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas

https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-qi-delicate/

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