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沉不住氣

简 沉不住气 · 繁 沉不住氣
Mandarin · pinyin chén bù zhù qì

Meanings

  1. to lose one's cool
  2. to get impatient
  3. unable to remain calm
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沉
chén · sink, submerge; addicted to
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
住
zhù · reside, live at, dwell, lodge; stop
氣
qì · air, gas, steam, vapor; spirit
气
qì · steam, vapor; Kangxi radical 84
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2–4–4–4 · chen2 bu4 zhu4 qi4

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cam4 bat1 zyu6 hei3

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