# 士气 (shìqì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 士气 (shìqì) means “morale; fighting spirit”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: morale; fighting spirit
- Pinyin: shìqì (shi4 qi4)
- Traditional: 士氣
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这场胜利大大鼓舞了队伍的士气。
  Zhè chǎng shènglì dàdà gǔwǔ le duìwǔ de shìqì.
  This victory greatly boosted the team's morale.

## Characters

- 士 (shì): member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old)
- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas

https://hanziro.com/word/shi-qi-morale/

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