怒火中烧

怒火中燒
nùhuǒ-zhōngshāo
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 burning with rage
  2. 2 seething with anger
  3. 3 fury blazing in one's heart

Examples

HSK 5
Tā qiáng yā xià nùhuǒ-zhōngshāo de qíngxù, lěngjìng de líkāi le fángjiān.
He forced down his burning fury and calmly left the room.
HSK 7-9
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā nùhuǒ-zhōngshāo, quántou dōu wòjǐn le.
Hearing the news, he was seething with rage, his fists clenched tight.
HSK 7-9
Miànduì zhè zhǒng bù gōngpíng de duìdài, tā nùhuǒ-zhōngshāo què bù gǎn fāzuò.
Faced with such unfair treatment, she was burning with anger but didn't dare to explode.

Tips

memory
Literal image: 怒火 (rage-fire) 中 (in the heart) 烧 (burning). Imagine fire blazing inside the chest - that's exactly the feeling.
register
Stronger than 生气 (angry) or 愤怒 (indignant). Use for intense, barely contained rage, typically in narrative prose or dramatic speech, not casual complaint.

Stroke Order

怒 nù
火 huǒ
中 zhōng
烧 shāo