口气
kǒu​qì HSK7

tone

口气 (口氣) kǒu​qì
tone noun
the attitude, mood, or manner conveyed through a person's voice or speaking style

他说话的口气十分粗鲁，让人听了很不舒服。

tā shuō​huà de kǒu​qì shí​fēn cū​lǔ, ràng rén tīng le hěn bù shū​fu.

He spoke in a very rude tone, which made people feel uncomfortable.

tone of voice noun
the tone or manner of a person's speech, often reflecting their attitude, confidence, or social status.

他说话的口气俨然是个大人。

tā shuō​huà de kǒu​qì yǎn​rán shì gè dà​ren.

He spoke in the tone of an adult.

manner of expression noun
the specific way in which someone phrases their thoughts, often reflecting an underlying intention or the scale of their claims

听他的口气，这件事情似乎还有商量的余地。

tīng tā de kǒu​qì, zhè jiàn shì​qing sì​hū hái yǒu shāng​liang de yú​dì.

From his tone, it seems there is still room for negotiation.

Frequency
Movie subtitles
6.05 per million appears in 3% of films
Written text
22.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICTAI-generated definitions
Frequency data
SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)