怒不可遏

nùbù-kě'è

idiom #25,889

Meanings

1 unable to restrain one's anger
2 in a towering rage
3 furious beyond control

Characters

to restrain; to suppress; to stop

Examples

HSK 5

听到这个消息，他怒不可遏，拍桌而起。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā nùbù-kě'è, pāi zhuō ér qǐ.

Upon hearing the news, he was furious beyond control and slammed the table as he stood up.

HSK 5

她怒不可遏地冲出了房间。

Tā nùbù-kě'è de chōng chū le fángjiān.

She stormed out of the room in a towering rage.

Tips

memory

怒 (anger) + 不可 (cannot) + 遏 (suppress) - anger that cannot be stopped, like a flood breaking through a dam.

Stroke Order

怒 nù

不 bù

可 kě

遏 è