# 口气 (kǒuqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 口气 (kǒuqì) means “tone (of voice)”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: tone (of voice)
- Pinyin: kǒuqì (kou3 qi4)
- Traditional: 口氣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 他说话的口气非常严厉。
  Tā shuōhuà de kǒuqì fēicháng yánlì.
  His tone of voice is very stern.

## Characters

- [口](https://hanziro.com/word/kou-mouth/) (kǒu): mouth; (measure word) for bites
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas

https://hanziro.com/word/kou-qi-tone/

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