不悦

不悅
bùyuè
adjective #30,963

Meanings

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

Examples

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

Tips

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不悦 is literary and formal — appropriate for novels, news writing, and historical drama. In speech you'd say 高兴 (bù gāoxìng) or 生气 (shēngqì). The fixed phrase 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