气势汹汹 Qì shì xiōng xiōng with a menacing air

Explanation

形容气势凶猛，盛气凌人，来势凶猛。

It describes a fierce, domineering and intimidating atmosphere, a threatening presence.

Origin Story

战国时期，齐国有一位名叫田忌的将军，他跟他的对手秦国大将孙膑都非常聪明。田忌在与孙膑的几次交战中都败了，于是他决定请孙膑当自己的军师，以求战胜。孙膑为田忌制定了巧妙的作战计划，但是田忌的部将们很不服气，因为他们觉得孙膑的计划太过于冒险。于是他们就气势汹汹地到田忌面前，向田忌表达自己的不满，并要求田忌改变作战计划。田忌沉思了一会儿，对部将们说：“你们不了解孙膑的策略，他的计划看似冒险，实则暗藏玄机。如果我们按照他的计划行事，必能取得胜利。

zhàn guó shí qī, qí guó yǒu yī wèi jìng míng tián jì de jiāng jūn, tā gēn tā de duì shǒu qín guó dà jiāng sūn bìn dōu fēi cháng cōng míng. tián jì zài yǔ sūn bìn de jǐ cì jiāo zhàn zhōng dōu bài le, yú shì tā jué dìng qǐng sūn bìn dāng zì jǐ de jūn shī, yǐ qiú zhàn shèng. sūn bìn wèi tián jì zhì dìng le qiǎo miào de zuò zhàn jì huà, dàn shì tián jì de bù jiāng men hěn bù fú qì, yīn wèi tā men jué de sūn bìn de jì huà tài yú wēi xiǎn. yú shì tā men jiù qì shì xiōng xiōng de dào tián jì miàn qián, xiàng tián jì biǎo dá zì jǐ de bù mǎn, bìng yào qiú tián jì gǎi biàn zuò zhàn jì huà. tián jì chén sī le yī huì'er, duì bù jiāng men shuō:“nǐ men bù liǎo jiě sūn bìn de cè lüè, tā de jì huà kàn sì wēi xiǎn, shí zé àn cáng xuán jī. rú guǒ wǒ men àn zhào tā de jì huà xíng shì, bì néng qǔ dé shèng lì.

During the Warring States period, there was a general named Tian Ji from the state of Qi, who was considered to be very intelligent. He had fought against the Qin general Sun Bin several times and lost. So he decided to hire Sun Bin as his military advisor to win the victory. Sun Bin devised a clever battle plan for Tian Ji, but Tian Ji's generals were not convinced, as they considered Sun's plan too risky. So they went to Tian Ji with angry looks, to express their discontent and demanded that Tian Ji change the battle plan. Tian Ji thought for a while and said to his generals, “You don't understand Sun Bin's strategies. His plan may seem risky, but it hides a secret plan. If we follow his instructions, we will surely win.

Usage

气势汹汹通常用来形容一个人或一群人，他们带着强烈的怒气或侵略性，气势很盛，给人一种强烈的压迫感。例如，在电影里，反派角色通常会气势汹汹地出场，试图吓唬主角。

qì shì xiōng xiōng tóng cháng yòng lái xíng róng yī gè rén huò yī qún rén, tā men dài zhe qiáng liè de nù qì huò qīn lüè xìng, qì shì hěn shèng, gěi rén yī zhǒng qiáng liè de yā pò gǎn. lì rú, zài diàn yǐng lǐ, fǎn pài jué sè tóng cháng huì qì shì xiōng xiōng de chū chǎng, shì tú xià hù zhǔ jué.

The idiom "qì shì xiōng xiōng" is used to describe a person or a group of people who appear with strong anger or aggression, who have a lot of power and give a strong sense of oppression. For example, in movies, villains usually appear with a threatening presence, trying to intimidate the protagonist.

Examples

• 他气势汹汹地冲进了办公室，怒气冲冲地指责着我的错误。

  tā qì shì xiōng xiōng de chōng jìn le bàn gōng shì, nù qì chōng chōng de zhǐ zé zhe wǒ de cuò wù.

  He stormed into the office, furious, and accused me of my mistake.

• 小明气势汹汹地走进了教室，看起来非常生气。

  xiǎo míng qì shì xiōng xiōng de zǒu jìn le jiào shì, kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng shēng qì.

  Little Ming walked into the classroom with a threatening look, he seemed very angry.

• 他气势汹汹地质问着我，好像我犯了什么天大的错误似的。

  tā qì shì xiōng xiōng de zhì wèn zhe wǒ, hǎo xiàng wǒ fàn le shén me tiān dà de cuò wù shì de.

  He questioned me with a threatening look, as if I had committed some terrible mistake.

Related Idioms

• 气焰嚣张

• 其势汹汹

Opposite Idioms

• 心平气和

• 和蔼可亲