愤然 (fèn rán) — indignant; angry
Definition
A literary adverbial meaning 'indignantly / with anger', almost always used before a verb (愤然离开, 愤然反驳). Stronger and more formal than the everyday 生气, and usually modifies a single action rather than a lasting state.
verb
indignantangry
Examples
- ，愤然。Tīng dào zhè ge bù gōng de jué dìng, tā fèn rán lí kāi le huì chǎng.Upon hearing this unfair decision, he left the meeting indignantly.
- 愤然。Tā fèn rán dì fǎn bó le duì fāng de zhǐ zé.She refuted the other side's accusations angrily.
- 愤然。Tā nà fèn rán de yǎn shén ràng rén bù gǎn zài shuō huà.His indignant look made people dare not speak anymore.
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