惹恼 (rě nǎo) — to provoke, to offend (someone to anger)
Definition
惹恼 means to provoke or offend someone so they get angry. Stronger than 生气 (just 'to be angry') — it implies you caused the anger, not that someone merely feels it.
verb
to provoketo offend (someone to anger)
Examples
- ，惹恼。Tā shuō huà tài zhí jiē, bǎ dà jiā dōu rě nǎo le.He spoke too directly and provoked everyone.
- 惹恼。Nǐ zhè yàng zuò huì rě nǎo tā de.Doing this will offend him.
- ，。Bié rě tā nǎo, tā pí qi bù hǎo.Don't provoke him; he has a bad temper.
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