<p>The first, 生气，would mean angry in the colloquial sense. 愤怒 is a little more strong, and is not usually used in normal speech. You would say, 我生气了. 愤怒鸟 however, means Angry Birds in Chinese.</p>

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hello， thank you, do you mean   愤怒 is usually not used in normal speech because "it is not used in spoken chinese a lot" or because the word is more extreme and only used when someone is really really angry so it has less use cases?
Nannakina
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@Nannakina Yes, you are correct. 愤怒 is stronger. Think of it this way: 愤怒=wrath. 生气=anger.
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HyperLuminal
<p>They are different disagree in expressing "angry". 生气 means someone is angry, but it is not 愤怒。愤怒 means someone that is very angry.</p>

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<p>生气和愤怒是同义词，生气更常用一些。口语使用比较用的多一些。生气可以是轻的，也可以是严重的情绪表达。但愤怒通常是是程度重一些。</p>

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Edison
<p>生气is slightly 愤怒, 愤怒is seriously 生气</p>

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gcd0318
<p>In terms of degree of anger, <code>憤怒</code> is higher <code>生气</code>.</p>
<p>In terms of context, <code>生气</code> is usually used in colloquial context, whereas <code>憤怒</code> is usually used in formal context.</p>
<p>Another term you may be interested in is <code>抓狂</code>, which is a colloquial term with degree of anger higher than <code>憤怒</code></p>
<p><a href="http://kids.yam.com/joke/article.php?cid=general&amp;id=170025" rel="noreferrer">Here</a> is an interesting joke that can hopefully help you understand better.
I have quoted below the key phrases that denote the difference (forgive the offensive language used):</p>
<p><strong>生气</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>「X的，神經病。你去死好了！」</p>
<p>&quot;F***ing psycho, go to hell!&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>憤怒</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>「你欠扁是不是？妈的，要是再打来，给我试试看！」</p>
<p>&quot;You want some beef? F***, I dare you call again!&quot;</p>
</blockquote>
<p><strong>抓狂</strong></p>
<blockquote>
<p>「他妈的！去你老母！你娘卡好！」</p>
<p>&quot;F*** your mom!&quot; (three variations with the same meaning)</p>
</blockquote>

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It should be noted that 生气 and 抓狂 are both less formal to 愤怒.
Xiaoge Su
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Thomas Hsieh
<p>I can't find the difference between 生气 and 愤怒.</p>

<p>Oxford Dictionary says <em>angry</em> means 生气, but I found 愤怒 in the online dictionary. Both have more than 20 million hits on Google, both have pictures of angry people, and nowhere am I able to find if they have a different meaning or if using one or the other is preferred.</p>

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A good place to look for sentences with these words is, for example, http://dj.iciba.com/%E6%84%A4%E6%80%92-1.html Often, the English is appalling, but I presume the Chinese is good. Then you can see how the words are used in actual sentences, and maybe spot the differences yourself.
Pedroski
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生气 angry   愤怒 furious
John
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Difference between 生气 and 愤怒
# Difference between 生气 and 愤怒

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-18)

I can't find the difference between 生气 and 愤怒.

Oxford Dictionary says *angry* means 生气, but I found 愤怒 in the online dictionary. Both have more than 20 million hits on Google, both have pictures of angry people, and nowhere am I able to find if they have a different meaning or if using one or the other is preferred.

**Tags:** meaning, usage, difference

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A good place to look for sentences with these words is, for example, http://dj.iciba.com/%E6%84%A4%E6%80%92-1.html Often, the English is appalling, but I presume the Chinese is good. Then you can see how the words are used in actual sentences, and maybe spot the differences yourself.  
> **username_2**: 生气 angry   愤怒 furious  

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## 5 answers

### Answer by username_7 on 2015-04-19. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

In terms of degree of anger, `憤怒` is higher `生气`.

In terms of context, `生气` is usually used in colloquial context, whereas `憤怒` is usually used in formal context.

Another term you may be interested in is `抓狂`, which is a colloquial term with degree of anger higher than `憤怒`

[Here](http://kids.yam.com/joke/article.php?cid=general&id=170025) is an interesting joke that can hopefully help you understand better.
I have quoted below the key phrases that denote the difference (forgive the offensive language used):

**生气**

> 「X的，神經病。你去死好了！」
>
> "F\*\*\*ing psycho, go to hell!"

**憤怒**

> 「你欠扁是不是？妈的，要是再打来，给我试试看！」
>
> "You want some beef? F\*\*\*, I dare you call again!"

**抓狂**

> 「他妈的！去你老母！你娘卡好！」
>
> "F\*\*\* your mom!" (three variations with the same meaning)

> **Comments:**
> **username_8**: It should be noted that 生气 and 抓狂 are both less formal to 愤怒.  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2015-04-18. Score: 2

The first, 生气，would mean angry in the colloquial sense. 愤怒 is a little more strong, and is not usually used in normal speech. You would say, 我生气了. 愤怒鸟 however, means Angry Birds in Chinese.

> **Comments:**
> **username_0**: hello， thank you, do you mean   愤怒 is usually not used in normal speech because "it is not used in spoken chinese a lot" or because the word is more extreme and only used when someone is really really angry so it has less use cases?  
> **username_3**: @username_0 Yes, you are correct. 愤怒 is stronger. Think of it this way: 愤怒=wrath. 生气=anger.  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2015-11-24. Score: 0

They are different disagree in expressing "angry". 生气 means someone is angry, but it is not 愤怒。愤怒 means someone that is very angry.


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### Answer by username_5 on 2021-02-13. Score: 0

生气和愤怒是同义词，生气更常用一些。口语使用比较用的多一些。生气可以是轻的，也可以是严重的情绪表达。但愤怒通常是是程度重一些。


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### Answer by username_6 on 2015-11-23. Score: 0

生气is slightly 愤怒, 愤怒is seriously 生气


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