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发怒

fā nù

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 發怒

发怒 (fā nù) means "to get angry". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 发怒 means

1. to get angry

The characters in 发怒

• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 怒nùanger; fury; flourishing

Example sentences

• 我父亲常常发怒。
  Wǒ fùqīn chángcháng fānù.
  My father is always getting angry.
• 不轻易发怒的，大有聪明。
  Bù qīngyì fānù de, dà yǒu cōngming.
  He who is slow to anger has great understanding.

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