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振奋人心 (zhèn fèn rén xīn) — inspiring; stirring; uplifting (used for events, speeches, etc. that excite and motivate people)

Definition

A set phrase used for events, speeches, or news that powerfully inspire and motivate people. It is fixed: the verb 振奋 modifies 人心 as a single unit and is rarely split up.

verb
inspiringstirringuplifting (used for events, speeches, etc. that excite and motivate people)

Examples

  • 振奋人心。
    Zhè ge hǎo xiāo xi zhēn shì zhèn fèn rén xīn.
    This good news is truly inspiring.
  • 振奋人心。
    Tā zài dà huì shàng zuò le yí cì zhèn fèn rén xīn de yǎn jiǎng.
    He gave an inspiring speech at the conference.
  • 振奋人心。
    Bǐ sài de shèng lì ràng suǒ yǒu rén dōu gǎn dào zhèn fèn rén xīn.
    The victory in the competition made everyone feel inspired.

Origin

Characters in this word

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.

Open 振 →

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 →

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

The shape of 人 shows a side view of a standing person, with an arm and a leg.

Open 人 →

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

The shape of 心 comes from a drawing of a heart, now highly stylized.

Open 心 →
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