Definition
发脾气 means 'to lose one's temper' or 'to get angry'. It is a separable verb (离合词) — a verb-object compound where the object 脾气 ('temper') can separate from the verb 发 when you add particles like 了 or 过, or a measure word like 一次 (e.g., 发了一次脾气 'lost temper once'). The person you are angry with is introduced by 对 or 跟: 对客人发脾气 ('lose temper at a guest'). You cannot put an object directly after 发脾气.
v.o.
to lose one's temperto get angry
Examples
- 发脾气。Tā hěn ài fā pí qì.He loses his temper very easily.
- ，。Tā fā le yí cì pí qì, dàjiā dōu bù shuōhuà le.He lost his temper once, and everyone fell silent.
- 发脾气。Bié duì kèrén fā pí qì.Don't lose your temper at the guests.
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