息怒 (xī nù) — to calm one's anger, to placate one's fury

Definition

息怒 means 'to calm one's anger' (often one's own, or urging another's). Typically used as a polite request (请先息怒) rather than describing spontaneous calming.

verb

to calm one's angerto placate one's fury

Examples

息怒，。
Qǐng xiān xī nù, tīng wǒ jiě shì.
Please calm your anger first and listen to my explanation.
，。
Tā tīng le wǒ de jiě shì, zǒng suàn xī le nù.
After hearing my explanation, he finally calmed his anger.
，息怒。
Wǒ quàn le hěn jiǔ, tā cái xī nù.
I advised him for a long time before he calmed his anger.

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