令人发指 lìng rén fà zhǐ

shocking; outrageous; make one furious

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 20371st word

Definitions

  1. 1. to make one's hair stand up in anger (idiom); to raise people's hackles

Characters

Character Meaning
令 lìng HSK 5
to cause; to make sth happen; to order
人 rén HSK 1
person; people; man
发 fà HSK 3
to send out; to issue; to develop
指 zhǐ HSK 4
to point at or to; to indicate or refer to; finger