出口气 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

出（这）口气

2

出一口气

3

想出口气

4

要出口气

5

总算出口气

6

让……出口气

7

为/给/替……出口气

8

帮……出口气

Definition

出口气

Literally means:

take a breath

Actually means:

give vent to ones' anger; vent one's spleen

This phrase means giving vent to or releasing one's dissatisfaction, resentment or anger.

把心里的不满、怨恨、愤怒发泄、释放出来。

Example

Used as predicate or object. Other words can be inserted in between. (作谓语、宾语，中间可以插入别的词语)

1

Nǐ

你

yīdìng

一定

yào

要

yíng

赢

tā

他

,

wéi

为

wǒmen

我们

duì

队

chūkǒuqì

出口气

。

You have to win him and give our team an air of air.

2

Suīrán

虽然

xiǎowáng

小王

shòu

受

le

了

diǎnr

点儿

shāng

伤

,

dànshì

但是

duìfāng

对方

shāng

伤

de

得

gēng

更

chóng

重

,

tā

他

zǒngsuàn

总算

chū

出

le

了

kǒuqì

口气

。

Although Xiao Wang was a little hurt, but the other side hurt more seriously, he finally came up with a tone.

3

Wǒ

我

cānjiā

参加

zhècì

这次

de

的

bǐsài

比赛

bìng

并

bù

不

shì

是

wèile

为了

dédào

得到

jiǎngjīn

奖金

,

zhǐshì

只是

xiǎng

想

yào

要

chū

出

yīkǒuqì

一口气

。

I didn't take part in this competition to get a bonus, I just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief.