Chinese word dictionary

发指眦裂

fà zhǐ zì liè · hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom); enraged; in a towering rage

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Word information

Simplified发指眦裂

Traditional髮指眥裂

Pinyinfà zhǐ zì liè

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

发fā

to issue, to dispatch, to send out; hair

指zhǐ

finger, toe; to point, to indicate

眦zì

eye socket; the corner of the eye

裂liè

to split, to rend; crevice, crack

How to learn 发指眦裂

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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to set off; to start (on a journey)

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发现fāxiàn

to notice; to become aware of; to discover; to find; to detect; a discovery

发展fāzhǎn

development; growth; to develop; to grow; to expand