Definition
愤然 describes an emotional state — being angry or indignant — and is often used as an adverb before a verb to show that the action is done with anger or resentment. You'll see it in patterns like 愤然离去 ('leave in anger') or 愤然抗议 ('protest indignantly'), where it carries a strong, often righteous, tone of displeasure. It can also modify nouns with 的 (愤然的表情 'an indignant expression').
v.p.
indignantangry
Examples
- ，愤然。Tīng dào zhège bùgōng de juédìng, tā fèn rán líkāi le huìchǎng.Upon hearing this unfair decision, he left the meeting indignantly.
- 愤然。Tā fèn rán de fǎnbó le duìfāng de zhǐzé.She refuted the other side's accusations angrily.
- 愤然。Tā nà fèn rán de yǎnshén ràng rén bù gǎn zài shuōhuà.His indignant look made people dare not speak anymore.
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