Definition
刺激 (cìjī) covers both positive 'stimulate/excite' and negative 'provoke/irritate'. It is broader than 激动 (jīdòng, emotional excitement) and 激发 (jīfā, to arouse potential/interest). For deliberate provocation to anger, use 惹 (rě) or 挑衅 (tiǎoxìn).
verb
to stimulateto exciteto provokeor to irritate
noun
a stimulusexcitement or irritation
Examples
- 刺激。Tīng yīnyuè néng cì jī wǒ de xīnqíng.Listening to music can stimulate my mood.
- 刺激。Tā de huà cì jī le suǒyǒu rén.His words upset everyone.
- 刺激。Zhè zhǒng cì jī ràng wǒ hěn bù shūfu.This kind of irritation makes me very uncomfortable.
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