Definition
忿忿不平 is a variant form of the more common 愤愤不平, meaning 'indignant, resentful, or aggrieved.' It's a four-character set phrase (成语) used to describe a strong feeling of unfairness or anger. The character 忿 specifically conveys 'anger' or 'indignation.' You'll encounter it in literary or formal contexts as an alternative to 愤愤不平.
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indignantresentfulaggrieved (variant of 愤愤不平)
Examples
- ，忿忿不平。Tīng dào zhège bù gōng de juédìng, tā fèn fèn bú.Upon hearing this unfair decision, he became indignant.
- 忿忿不平，。Yuángōng duì gōngsī de dàiyù fèn fèn bú, fēnfēn tíchū kàngyì.The employees were indignant about the company's treatment and protested one after another.
- 忿忿不平，。Tā fèn fèn bú de xiě le yì fēng cháng xìn, biǎodá zìjǐ de bùmǎn.She wrote a long letter indignantly, expressing her dissatisfaction.
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