兴奋 (xīng fèn) — excited; excitement

Definition

兴奋 (xīngfèn) describes a strong, pleasant inner excitement or the aroused state itself. Use it for feelings, not for describing an atmosphere — that's 热闹.

excitedexcitement

Examples

  • ，兴奋。
    Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā tè bié xīng fèn.
    Hearing this news, he was especially excited.
  • 兴奋。
    Hái zi men shōu dào lǐ wù hòu fēi cháng xīng fèn.
    The children were very excited after receiving gifts.
  • ，兴奋。
    Xiǎng dào míng tiān de bǐ sài, wǒ gǎn dào hěn xīng fèn.
    Thinking about tomorrow's game, I feel very excited.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

兴xīngrising feeling
奋fènstirred energy

It combines 兴, a rising feeling, with 奋, an aroused energy, to mean excited.

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 興; 兴 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 興 shows four hands lifting an object; the simplified 兴 is not the form described.

Open 兴 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 奮; 奋 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 奮 pairs 奞, a bird, with 田, a field, to show a bird spreading its wings to fly; the simplified 奋 is a later abbreviation.

Open 奋 →
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