Definition
一气 is a versatile adverb that often carries a negative or dismissive tone. Its most common use is in the pattern 一气 + verb, meaning 'do something in a single stretch' but with an implication of carelessness, messiness, or excess — you'll hear it with verbs like 乱写 (scribble), 乱画 (doodle), or 胡闹 (fool around). It can also mean 'at one go' (一气呵成) or 'in cahoots with someone' (串通一气), but the HSK 7 sense centers on the negative-adverb use. The word is not used in polite or neutral contexts.
adv.
(adv.) do something in a single stretchwith a negative connotation of carelessness or excess
Examples
- 一气，。Tā zài qiáng shàng luàn huà yī qì, bǎ qiáng nòng zāng le.He scribbled all over the wall in one go and made it dirty.
- 一气，。Bié húnào yī qì le, kuài tíng xiàlái.Stop fooling around like that — stop it right now.
- 一气，。Tā luàn xiě yī qì, zuòyè gēnběn méi fǎ kàn.He dashed it off in one go, and the homework was completely unreadable.
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