为之一振 (wéi zhī yí zhèn) — to be buoyed up; to feel invigorated; to get a sudden lift (from something exciting or positive)

Definition

A literary chengyu meaning to feel suddenly energized or heartened by a positive event. Often appears in writing about news, speeches, or performances that lift people's spirits.

idiom
to be buoyed upto feel invigoratedto get a sudden lift (from something exciting or positive)

Examples

  • ，为之一振。
    Tīng dào zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi, tā dùn shí wéi zhī yí zhèn.
    Hearing this good news, he felt an immediate surge of optimism.
  • 为之一振。
    Nà chǎng jīng cǎi de yǎn jiǎng ràng suǒ yǒu tīng zhòng wéi zhī yí zhèn.
    That brilliant speech gave every member of the audience a boost of energy.
  • 为之一振。
    Qiú duì zài zuì hòu shí kè de jìn qiú lìng quán chǎng wéi zhī yí zhèn.
    The team's last-minute goal lifted the entire stadium.

Origin

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 為; 为 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 為 showed a hand holding an elephant; the simplified 为 is a later shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The shape pairs 止, a foot, with 一, a beginning place, and means to go.

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An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
辰
辰chén振zhèn
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

振 pairs 手 (hand) with 辰: 手 shows it is about a hand action, and 辰 gives the sound.

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