息怒 (xī nù) — to calm one's anger, to placate one's fury
Definition
息怒 means 'to calm one's anger' (often one's own, or urging another's). Typically used as a polite request (请先息怒) rather than describing spontaneous calming.
verb
to calm one's angerto placate one's fury
Examples
- 息怒，。Qǐng xiān xī nù, tīng wǒ jiě shì.Please calm your anger first and listen to my explanation.
- ，。Tā tīng le wǒ de jiě shì, zǒng suàn xī le nù.After hearing my explanation, he finally calmed his anger.
- ，息怒。Wǒ quàn le hěn jiǔ, tā cái xī nù.I advised him for a long time before he calmed his anger.
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