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发愤

fā fèn

2-character word Traditional 發憤

What 发愤 means

1. to make a determined effort

The characters in 发愤

• 发fāto send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue
• 愤fènindignant; anger; resentment

Example sentences

• 测验结果显示他有多发愤上学。
  The test result showed how much he had studied.

Words starting with 发愤

• 发愤图强fā fèn tú qiángto be strongly determined to succeed (idiom)
• 发愤忘食fā fèn wàng shíso dedicated as to forget one's meals (idiom)

Sounds the same

Read fā fèn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 发奋to make an effort; to push for sth; to work hard