愤慨

憤慨
fènkǎi
verb #24,500

Meanings

  1. 1 to be indignant
  2. 2 to be outraged
  3. 3 righteous indignation

Examples

Tīng dào zhège xiāoxi, dàjiā dōu gǎndào fēicháng fènkǎi.
Upon hearing the news, everyone felt extremely indignant.
Tā fènkǎi de qiǎnzé le nàxiē fǔbài guānyuán.
He indignantly condemned those corrupt officials.
Zhè zhǒng bù gōngpíng de dàiyù lìng tā shífēn fènkǎi.
This unfair treatment made her very indignant.

Tips

usage
愤慨 often carries a moral dimension — indignation at injustice or wrongdoing — while 愤恨 is more personal bitterness. 愤慨 is common in formal or written Chinese to describe righteous anger.

Stroke Order

fèn
kǎi