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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liánhéCoordinate

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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