恼怒 (nǎo nù) — to become angry, to be furious

Definition

A written/literary verb meaning 'to become angry', stronger and more formal than the everyday 生气. Often describes a sudden flare-up of anger (note 起来 in the examples).

verb
to become angryto be furious

Examples

  • 恼怒
    Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā fēi cháng nǎo nù.
    Upon hearing this news, he became very angry.
  • 恼怒
    Tā yīn wèi hái zi bù tīng huà ér nǎo nù qǐ lái.
    She got angry because her child was disobedient.
  • 恼怒
    Bié nǎo nù, shì qing hái yǒu zhuǎn jī.
    Don't get angry; there's still a chance things will turn around.

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