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踊跃 (yǒng yuè) — (verb) to be eager and enthusiastic (to do something); (adjective) enthusiastic, eager

Definition

Used for collective eager participation — people signing up, speaking out, volunteering. Compared to 热心 (warm-hearted helpfulness) and 急切 (impatient urgency), 踊跃 is positive and group-oriented, not personal character or pressing urgency.

verb
to be eager and enthusiastic (to do something)
adjective
enthusiasticeager

Examples

  • 踊跃。
    Tóng xué men yǒng yuè bào míng cān jiā bǐ sài.
    The students eagerly signed up for the competition.
  • 踊跃，。
    Huì shàng dà jiā yǒng yuè fā yán, qì fen hěn rè liè.
    Everyone spoke enthusiastically at the meeting, and the atmosphere was very lively.
  • 踊跃。
    Tā yǒng yuè de tài dù gǎn rǎn le suǒ yǒu rén.
    His enthusiastic attitude infected everyone.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

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

踊yǒngleap
跃yuèjump

踊 and 跃 both describe leaping, so together they suggest eager, enthusiastic movement.

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
𧾷Written in full as足zúlegs
Sound part声符shēngfú
甬
甬yǒng踊yǒng
Same sound today

In 踊, 𧾷 (legs, written in full as 足) shows the meaning is about the legs, while 甬 gives the sound.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 躍; 跃 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
翟
翟zhái躍yuè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 躍 pairs 足 (foot) with 翟, which gives the pronunciation; the simplified 跃 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the original components.

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