HSK 5 · Emotions

情绪 qíngxù “mood” in Chinese

Traditional 情緒

What 情绪 means

  1. mood
  2. state of mind
  3. moodiness

Measure word 种 zhǒng · 一种情绪 yì zhǒng qíngxù

How to say 情绪

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale情qíng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale绪xù4th tone, falling

情绪 in a sentence

  1. 你应该学习控制自己的情绪。

    Nǐ yīnggāi xuéxí kòngzhì zìjǐ de qíngxù.

    You should learn to control your emotions.

    Sentence #406578 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 发泄很少改善我的情绪，反而经常使它更糟。

    Fāxiè hěn shǎo gǎishàn wǒ de qíngxù, fǎn'ér jīngcháng shǐ tā gèng zāo.

    Venting rarely improves my mood; it often makes it worse.

    Sentence #12615476 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 她情绪低落。

    Tā qíngxù dīluò.

    She’s feeling down.

    Sentence #12301439 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 情绪 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 情 (qíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
情qíngfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qíng.

The character 绪 (xù) with each of its parts in a different colour
绪xùbeginnings
  • 纟silk form of 糸 · mìMeaning part
  • 者that which · zhěSound part

纟 hints at the meaning (silk); 者 (zhě) hints at the sound. Compare it with xù.

How to write 情绪

情 11 strokes · 绪 11 strokes

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情绪 (qíngxù) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 情绪 (qíngxù). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 情绪

Words with 情

事情shìqing · matter热情rèqíng · cordial爱情àiqíng · romance感情gǎnqíng · emotion同情tóngqíng · to sympathise with心情xīnqíng · mood情况qíngkuàng · circumstances表情biǎoqíng · (facial) expression情景qíngjǐng · scene激情jīqíng · passion

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

佩服pèifú · to admire期待qīdài · to look forward to气氛qìfēn · atmosphere轻视qīngshì · to look down on热爱rè'ài · to love ardently热心rèxīn · enthusiastic疼爱téng'ài · to love dearly痛苦tòngkǔ · pain

FAQs

情绪 (qíngxù) means “mood” or “state of mind”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it qíngxù: qíng with a 2nd tone, then xù with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 情绪 is written 情緒. The pronunciation is the same.
Use 种 (zhǒng). For example, one mood is 一种情绪 (yì zhǒng qíngxù).
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qingxu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 情绪 from the suggestions. Typing qingxu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
情绪 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.