Definition
意气 refers to a person's spirit, morale, or emotional drive, often with a positive connotation of high ambition (as in 意气风发 'full of spirit and vitality'). It can also carry a neutral or slightly negative sense of personal impulse or unsteady moods (as in 意气用事 'act on impulse; let personal feelings affect decisions'). You'll mainly see it in fixed phrases where the emotional tone shifts depending on context.
n.
spiritmoralehigh ambitionpersonal impulsemood-driven feelings
Examples
- ，。Niánqīngrén yì qì fēngfā, duì wèilái chōngmǎn xìnxīn.Young people are full of spirit and ambition, confident about the future.
- ，。Zuò dàshì bùnéng yì qì yòngshì, yào yǒu lǐxìng fēnxī.In big matters you cannot act on impulse; you need to analyze rationally.
- 意气，。Liǎng ge rén yì qì xiāng tóu, hěn kuài jiù chéng le hǎo péngyou.The two found each other's temperament congenial and quickly became good friends.
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