激昂 (jī áng) — excited and passionate; high-spirited; roused

Definition

激昂 describes a stirring, emotionally charged mood or speech — passionate and roused, with a tone of heroic fervor. More intense and lofty than everyday words like 兴奋 ('excited').

adjective
excited and passionatehigh-spiritedroused

Examples

  • 激昂
    Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, dà jiā qíng xù jī áng.
    Hearing this news, everyone was stirred up.
  • 激昂
    Tā fā biǎo le yì piān jī áng de yǎn shuō.
    He gave an impassioned speech.
  • 激昂
    Zhàn shì men dòu zhì jī áng, zhǔn bèi chū fā.
    The soldiers were full of fighting spirit, ready to set off.

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