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day 11angry and fed up

unit 2 · feelings

    angry and fed up

    Say how angry, annoyed or fed up you are, from mildly irritated to furious, and sigh 真是的! like a native.

    today’s words

    • 发火 fāhuǒ · to get angry, lose one’s temper
    • 发怒 fānù · to get angry (written)
    • 恼火 nǎohuǒ · annoyed, irritated
    • 气愤 qìfèn · indignant, furious
    • 烦躁 fánzào · fretful, irritable
    • 焦躁 jiāozào · anxious and impatient, agitated
    • 别扭 bièniu · awkward, uncomfortable; at odds
    • 憋 biē · to hold in, suppress; stifled
    • 怨 yuàn · to blame, resent
    • 怨恨 yuànhèn · to resent, hate; resentment
    • 怨气 yuànqì · grievance, resentment
    • 仇恨 chóuhèn · hatred, enmity
    • 反感 fǎngǎn · to dislike; aversion
    • 厌烦 yànfán · to be fed up with, sick of
    • 厌倦 yànjuàn · to be weary of, tired of
    • 厌恶 yànwù · to loathe, detest
    • 可恶 kěwù · hateful, outrageous
    • 唾弃 tuòqì · to spurn, condemn
    • 鄙视 bǐshì · to despise, look down on
    • 藐视 miǎoshì · to defy, disregard
    • 蔑视 mièshì · to scorn, show contempt for
    • 轻蔑 qīngmiè · contemptuous, scornful
    • 轻视 qīngshì · to underestimate, look down on
    • 不屑 bùxiè · to disdain, not deign to
    • 漠然 mòrán · indifferent, apathetic
    • 不服 bùfú · to refuse to accept, not be convinced
    • 服气 fúqì · to accept (being beaten), be convinced
    • 活该 huógāi · it serves someone right
    • 扫兴 sǎoxìng · disappointed, spoiled (fun)
    • 够呛 gòuqiàng · terrible, unbearable (spoken)
    • 懒得 lǎnde · to not feel like, can’t be bothered
    • 没劲 méijìn · boring, dull; tired
    • 发泄 fāxiè · to vent, let off steam
    • 宣泄 xuānxiè · to release, give vent to (written)
    • 压抑 yāyì · oppressive, stifling; to suppress

    sentences

    • 老板很少发怒,今天却发了很大的脾气。 · The boss rarely gets angry, but today he lost his temper badly.
    • 房东突然要涨房租,我非常恼火。 · My landlord suddenly wants to put the rent up, and I’m furious.
    • 等了两个小时还没轮到我,真烦躁。 · Two hours of waiting and it still isn’t my turn: so irritating.
    • 虚伪的人让人厌恶,也让人鄙视。 · Hypocrites are repulsive and contemptible.
    • 天天做同样的工作,我已经厌倦了。 · I’m tired of doing the same work every day.