Chinese word

气愤

Pronunciation

Pinyinqì fèn

Meaning

  • adjectiveangry

Example

我对那件事感到很气愤。wǒ duì nà jiàn shì gǎn dào hěn qì fèn

I feel very angry about that.

Illustration for 气愤 (angry)

More examples

这种不公平的决定真令人气愤。zhè zhǒng bù gōng píng de jué dìng zhēn lìng rén qì fèn

This kind of unfair decision is really infuriating.

Core concept

A hot, rising anger directed at conduct felt to be insulting or unfair.

Common phrases

  • 感到气愤gǎn dào qì fèn

    feel angry

  • 令人气愤lìng rén qì fèn

    infuriating

  • 十分气愤shí fēn qì fèn

    very angry

Similar words

生气shēng qì: Feeling annoyed or angry when something causes personal displeasure.
愤怒fèn nù: Feeling extremely angry, with an intense and serious emotional force.

Definition in Chinese

对某人或某事感到强烈不满和愤怒，常因受到侮辱、不公或刺激而产生的情绪。duì mǒu rén huò mǒu shì gǎn dào qiáng liè bù mǎn hé fèn nù cháng yīn shòu dào wú rǔ bù gōng huò cì jī ér chǎn shēng de qíng xù

Word origin

气愤 (qìfèn, "angry; indignant") combines 气 (qì, "anger") with 愤 (fèn, "resentment"), framing strong anger as an inner feeling stirred by a provoking event.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this adjective is especially useful for reactions to unfair treatment or offensive behavior, and it sounds weightier than a momentary loss of patience.

Other meanings

  • indignantadjective

Opposites

Related words

  • 气愤不已qì fèn bù yǐremain extremely angryidiom
  • 气愤填膺qì fèn tián yīngbe filled with indignationidiom

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