Meaning
indignant
Chinese: 愤怒。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “nu” becomes a different word in each tone. 怒 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 愤怒fèn nùangry; indignant; wrath; ire
- 发怒fā nùto get angry
- 喜怒哀乐xǐ nù āi lèlit. happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy (idiom); fig. emotions
- 恼羞成怒nǎo xiū chéng nù(idiom) to become enraged over a perceived humiliation
- 大怒dà nùto become furious; to explode in anger
Example Sentence
他气得满脸通红，十分愤怒。Tā qì de mǎn liǎn tōng hóng, shí fēn fèn nù.He was so angry that his face turned red.
他Tāhe气qìgas得de(verb complement)满脸mǎn liǎnacross one's whole face通红tōng hóngvery red，十分shí fēnvery愤怒fèn nùangry。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
奴 (nú, a slave; also the sound) over 心 (heart): a pent-up, enslaved heart bursting out. It means ‘anger / rage’.
A way to remember it
A bound-up heart (心) erupting — anger.
Easy to confuse with
- 努‘To exert’: the same 奴 sound, but over 力 (strength), not 心.