兴奋
xīngfènTraditional: 兴奋
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Translation
excited, thrilled, exhilarated
Word origin
A compound of 兴 (xīng, to rise, to flourish, to stir up) and 奋 (fèn, to rouse, to exert oneself), together describing a roused, stirred-up emotional state.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 兴 (xīng, to rise) + 奋 (fèn, to rouse)
Stroke order
兴
奋
Examples
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Hearing this news, he was very excited.
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The children ran about excitedly.
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She was so excited that she could not sleep.
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Flying for the first time made me very excited.
迷。
The fans cheered excitedly.
兴奋 (xīng fèn) is an adjective meaning excited or thrilled, describing a roused and energised emotional state. It often takes 地 to modify a verb, as in 兴奋地说.
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