紧张 緊張 jǐn zhāng nervous / keyed up / intense / tense / strained / in short supply / scarce / CL:陣|阵[zhen4] syn 厉害 厲害 lì hai (used to describe sb or sth that makes a very strong impression, whether favorable or unfavorable) terrible / intense / severe / devastating / amazing / awesome / outstanding / (of a person) stern / strict / harsh / shrewd / tough / (of an animal) fierce / (of a resemblance) striking / (of liquor or chili pepper) strong / (of bacteria) virulent syn 强烈 強烈 qiáng liè strong / intense syn 激烈 jī liè (of competition or fighting) intense / fierce / (of pain) acute / (of an expression of opinion) impassioned / vehement / (of a course of action) drastic / extreme syn 发脾气 發脾氣 fā pí qì to lose one's temper / to fly into a rage / to throw a tantrum syn 怒火 nù huǒ rage / fury / hot anger syn 咆哮 páo xiào (of beasts of prey, torrents of water, a person in a rage etc) to roar syn 冒烟 冒煙 mào yān to discharge smoke / to fume with rage syn 猛烈 měng liè fierce / violent / vigorous / intense syn 尖锐 尖銳 jiān ruì sharp / intense / penetrating / pointed / acute (illness) syn 大发雷霆 大發雷霆 dà fā léi tíng to be furious / to fly into a terrible rage syn 暴怒 bào nù to fly into a rage / to rage violently 暴跳如雷 bào tiào rú léi to stamp with fury / to fly into a rage syn 烈性 liè xìng strong / intense / spirited / virulent syn 怒不可遏 nù bù kě è unable to restrain one's anger (idiom) / in a towering rage syn 变本加厉 變本加厲 biàn běn jiā lì lit. change to more severe (idiom) / to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) / to aggravate / to intensify syn 恼羞成怒 惱羞成怒 nǎo xiū chéng nù to fly into a rage out of humiliation / to be ashamed into anger (idiom) syn 咬牙切齿 咬牙切齒 yǎo yá qiè chǐ gnashing one's teeth (idiom) / displaying extreme anger / fuming with rage between gritted teeth syn 狂潮 kuáng cháo surging tide / (fig.) tide / craze / rage / spree syn 浓郁 濃郁 nóng yù rich / strong / heavy (fragrance) / dense / full-bodied / intense syn 勃然大怒 bó rán dà nù to fly into a rage / to see red syn 冒火 mào huǒ to get angry / to burn with rage syn 激荡 激蕩 jī dàng to rage / to dash / to surge / also written 激盪|激荡 风靡一时 風靡一時 fēng mǐ yī shí fashionable for a while (idiom) / all the rage 酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat / extremely hot weather syn 气呼呼 氣呼呼 qì hū hū panting with rage syn 盛极一时 盛極一時 shèng jí yī shí all the rage for a time / grand fashion for a limited time syn 激越 jī yuè intense / loud syn 繁密 fán mì numerous and close together / (of hair) luxuriant / (of woods) dense / (of gunfire) intense syn 抢 搶 qiāng (literary) to knock against (esp. to knock one's head on the ground in grief or rage) / opposite in direction / contrary syn 炸 zhà to burst / to explode / to blow up / to bomb / (coll.) to fly into a rage / (coll.) to scamper off / to scatter syn 吼 hǒu to roar / to howl / to shriek / roar or howl of an animal / bellow of rage syn 隆 lóng grand / intense / prosperous / to swell / to bulge 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn 火辣辣 huǒ là là scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful / burning / (of one's mood) agitated / heated / intense / (of a personality) fiery / sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot syn 愈演愈烈 yù yǎn yù liè ever more critical / problems get more and more intense syn 怒气冲冲 怒氣沖沖 nù qì chōng chōng spitting anger (idiom) / in a rage syn 凄 淒 qī intense cold / frigid / dismal / grim / bleak / sad / mournful 酌定 zhuó dìng to decide after intense deliberation syn 酷烈 kù liè intense / brutal / fierce syn 起泡沫 qǐ pào mò to emit bubbles / to bubble / to foam (with rage) / to seethe 恚 huì rage syn 撺 攛 cuān rush / stir up / throw / fling / hurry / rage syn 热辣辣 熱辣辣 rè là là burning hot / scorching / (of food) spicy hot / (of news, topics etc) sensational / attention-grabbing / emotionally intense syn 烈火干柴 烈火乾柴 liè huǒ gān chái lit. intense fire to dry wood (idiom) / inferno in a woodpile / fig. consuming passion between lovers 咆哮如雷 páo xiào rú léi to be in a thundering rage (idiom) 风行一时 風行一時 fēng xíng yī shí to be popular for a while / to be all the rage for a time 发指眦裂 髮指眥裂 fà zhǐ zì liè hair standing up and eyes wide in anger (idiom) / enraged / in a towering rage 强烈愿望 強烈願望 qiáng liè yuàn wàng intense desire 稠密等离子体聚焦装置 dense plasma focus / intense plasma focus 鲜烈 鮮烈 xiān liè fresh and intense / vivid 重口味 zhòng kǒu wèi strong flavor (spicy, salty etc) / (of food) strongly flavored / (of a person) having a preference for strong flavors / (slang) intense / hardcore 煋 xīng (literary) (of a fire) fierce / intense / blazing / (literary) to radiate light in all directions 炽盛 熾盛 chì shèng ablaze (fire) / intense (anger, desire etc) / prosperous / booming syn 刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) / fig. intense conflict syn 黑化 hēi huà to blacken / (slang) to undergo a transformation to a malevolent personality (often, precipitated by intense psychological stress) 吽 hǒu roar or howl of an animal / bellow of rage 嗔喝 chēn hè to yell at sb in rage 嗔诟 嗔詬 chēn gòu to berate / to curse in rage 怒容满面 怒容滿面 nù róng mǎn miàn scowling in anger / rage written across one's face 气炸 氣炸 qì zhà to burst with rage / to blow one's top 激蕩 jī dàng to rage / to dash / to surge / also written 激盪|激荡 空怒 kōng nù air rage 窜红 竄紅 cuàn hóng to become suddenly popular / suddenly all the rage 路怒症 lù nù zhèng road rage 暴漫 bào màn rage comic 暴走漫画 暴走漫畫 bào zǒu màn huà rage comic 发喉急 發喉急 fā hóu jí to get in a rage 嚗 bó (onom.) sound of sth splitting or breaking apart / sound of an object falling to the ground / a cry of rage / Taiwan pr. [bo1] 勃然大怒 bó rán - dà nù (idiom) to fly into a rage / to see red syn 咬牙切齿 咬牙切齒 yǎo yá - qiè chǐ (idiom) to gnash one's teeth / to fume with rage syn 怒气冲冲 怒氣沖沖 nù qì - chōng chōng (idiom) spitting anger / in a rage syn 