不悦

不悅
bùyuè
adjective #30,963

Meanings

  1. 1 displeased
  2. 2 annoyed
  3. 3 not pleased

Examples

HSK 3
Tā duì zhège ānpái hěn bùyuè.
She was very displeased with the arrangement.
HSK 6
Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā miàn lù bùyuè.
On hearing the news, his face showed displeasure.

Tips

register
不悦 is literary and formal - appropriate for novels, news writing, and historical drama. In speech you'd say 不高兴 (bù gāoxìng) or 生气 (shēngqì). The fixed phrase 面露不悦 ('to show displeasure on one's face') is a stock journalism/fiction line for describing a powerful person's subtle reaction.

Stroke Order

yuè