嗔色

chēnsè
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 an angry look
  2. 2 a sullen expression
  3. 3 a displeased face

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā tīng le zhèhuà, liǎnshàng lùchū yìsī chēnsè.
Hearing this, a flicker of displeasure crossed her face.
HSK 7-9
Tā miàn dài chēnsè de kàn le tā yìyǎn.
He glanced at her with a sullen look.

Tips

register
Literary register, common in classical novels and modern romance fiction - often describes a mock-angry expression from a woman, more pouty than truly furious. The character itself is a Buddhist concept (one of the 'three poisons' along with and ).

Stroke Order

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