奋发 (fèn fā) — to rouse oneself to action, to strive with dete…

Definition

A formal verb meaning to rouse oneself and strive with full determination (奋发向上, 奋发图强). Used in writing and speeches, not everyday conversation.

verb

to rouse oneself to actionto strive with determination

奋发，。
Wǒ men yào fèn fā nǔ lì, shí xiàn mèng xiǎng.
We must strive hard and realize our dreams.
，。
Tā fèn fā tú qiáng, zhōng yú qǔ dé le chéng gōng.
He strove to become stronger and finally achieved success.
，奋发。
Miàn duì kùn nan, dà jiā gèng jiā fèn fā xiàng shàng.
Facing difficulties, everyone became even more determined to forge ahead.

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.

奋fènrouse oneself

奋 means to rouse oneself, and 发 means to exert.

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 奮; 奋 is its simplified writing.

奞田奮

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.