怒目而视

怒目而視
nùmù'érshì
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to glare angrily
  2. 2 to look daggers at someone

Examples

HSK 6
Tā bèi rén zhuàng le yíxià, zhuǎnshēn nùmù'érshì.
Someone bumped into him, and he turned and glared.
HSK 6
Tīngdào zhè jù wúlǐ de huà, zàichǎng de rén dōu duì tā nùmù'érshì.
At such a rude remark, everyone present glared at him.

Tips

usage
Describes a look, not words: eyes wide open in anger. The usual pattern is 对 + person + 怒目而视. 而 links the manner, angry eyes, to the action, looking. The everyday verb for it is 瞪 "to glare".

Stroke Order

怒 nù
目 mù
而 ér
视 shì