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发怒

發怒
fānù
verb HSK 7-9 #11,637

Meanings

  1. 1 to get angry; to lose one's temper; to fly into a rage

Examples

HSK 1
他很少对孩子发怒。
Tā hěn shǎo duì háizi fānù.
He rarely gets angry at the children.
HSK 5
老板突然发怒了。
Lǎobǎn tūrán fānù le.
The boss suddenly got angry.
HSK 7-9
她的话让他大发雷霆。
Tā de huà ràng tā dàfāléitíng.
Her words made him fly into a rage.

Tips

usage
发怒 is more literary/formal than 生气 (shēng qì, the everyday word for 'angry'). Intensity scale: 不高兴 (unhappy) < 生气 (angry) < 发怒 (furious) < 大发雷霆 (thunderously angry).

Stroke Order

发 fā
怒 nù