Definition
受气 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to be bullied or treated unfairly and have to swallow it'. The 受 part carries the 'suffer/endure' meaning and 气 is 'anger/annoyance' — so literally 'to take in anger'. You can split it: 受了一肚子气 ('endured a bellyful of anger'). It's used when someone is on the receiving end of mistreatment without being able to fight back.
v.o.
to be bulliedto be treated unfairly and have to take it
Examples
- ，。Tā zài gōngsī zǒng shòu qì, juédìng huàn gōngzuò.He's always being bullied at the company and decided to change jobs.
- ，。Tā shòu le bàntiān qì, yí jù huà yě méi shuō.She was treated unfairly for a long time and didn't say a word.
- ，。Bié zǒng shòu qì, gāi fǎnkàng jiù fǎnkàng.Don't always let yourself be bullied; fight back when you should.
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