振奋 (zhèn fèn) — (verb) to inspire, to boost (morale); (adjectiv…

Definition

振奋 focuses on lifting morale, spirit, or confidence — stronger and more emotional than 鼓舞 (general encouragement) or 启发 (stimulating ideas/thinking).

verb

to inspireto boost (morale)

adjective

inspiringuplifting

振奋。
Tā de jiǎng huà jí dà dì zhèn fèn le dà jiā de xìn xīn.
His speech greatly boosted everyone's confidence.
，振奋。
Kàn dào zhè yàng de jìn bù, dà jiā dōu hěn zhèn fèn.
Seeing such progress, everyone was very inspired.
振奋，。
Wǒ men xū yào zhèn fèn qǐ lái, yíng jiē xīn de tiǎo zhàn.
We need to cheer up and face new challenges.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

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

振 for rousing and 奋 for rising together describe being inspired.

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

Sound part声符shēngfú

辰

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.

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.

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