气愤 (qì fèn) — indignant, furious | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

气愤 (qìfèn) means 'indignant / furious', usually over unfairness. Stronger than 恼火 (just annoyed) and more about moral outrage than 愤怒 (raw rage).

adjective

indignantfurious

气愤。
Tā duì zhè zhǒng bù gōng píng de zuò fǎ gǎn dào fēi cháng qì fèn.
He feels very indignant about this unfair practice.
，气愤。
Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā qì fèn dé shuō bù chū huà lái.
Hearing the news, she was so furious she couldn't speak.
气愤。
Nà ge yuán gōng yīn wèi bèi wù huì ér hěn qì fèn.
That employee is very indignant because of being misunderstood.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

愤fènindignation

「气」as anger, 「愤」as indignation: both point to fierce resentment at something wrong.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

气米氣

Meaning part形符xíngfú

米米mǐrice

Sound part声符shēngfú

气

Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 憤; 愤 is its simplified writing.

忄賁憤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

忄Written in full as心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

賁

賁bì憤fèn

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 憤 pairs 忄 (heart) with 賁, which gives the sound; the simplified 愤 is a later shorthand.

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