怒斥 (nù chì) — to rebuke angrily; to shout at someone in rage | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to rebuke angrilyto shout at someone in rage

Examples

怒斥。
Tā nù chì le duì fāng de wú lǐ yāo qiú.
He angrily rebuked the other party's unreasonable demands.
，怒斥：“！”
Miàn duì bù gōng, tā nù chì dào: "nǐ men tài guò fèn le!"
Facing the injustice, she shouted in rage: 'You've gone too far!'
怒斥。
Fù qīn nù chì ér zi de bú xiào xíng wéi.
The father rebuked his son's unfilial behavior.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

怒 supplies the anger, and 斥 supplies the rebuke.

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.

心奴怒

Meaning part形符xíngfú

心心xīnheart

Sound part声符shēngfú

奴

奴nú怒nù

Same sound today

怒 pairs 心 (heart) with 奴, which is used for its sound rather than its meaning of slave.

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú

广广guǎngbuilding

Sound part声符shēngfú

屰

屰nì斥chì

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

An older form paired 广 (building) with 屰 (sound part); 斥 developed from that shape.

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