岂

qǐ · qi/kǎi · kai

Traditional 豈

Meaning

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qǐ 豈

  1. how? (emphatic question)

kǎi 豈

  1. old variant of 愷 / 恺 (kǎi)
  2. old variant of 凱 / 凯 (kǎi)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)这(zhè)样(yàng)岂(qǐ)不(bú)是(shì)很(hěn)无(wú)聊(liáo)!

Spending every day like this must be boring!

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by Aphima · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)岂(qǐ)不(bù)辜(gū)负(fù)了(le)大(dà)家(jiā)的(de)信(xìn)任(rèn)?

Wouldn't doing so betray everyone's trust?

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