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激动

jī dòngㄐㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: KÍCH ĐỘNG

Traditional: 激動

HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3

Meaning(adjective, nominal adjective)

to move emotionally; to stir up (emotions); to excite

Examples

  • 见到多年不见的朋友，她很激动。

    jiàn dào duō nián bú jiàn de péng you, tā hěn jī dòng.

    She was very moved to see a friend after so many years.

  • 别激动，慢慢说。

    bié jī dòng, màn màn shuō.

    Calm down and speak slowly.

  • 拿到录取通知书，我激动得哭了。

    ná dào lù qǔ tōng zhī shū, wǒ jī dòng dé kū le.

    I cried with emotion when I got my acceptance letter.

Easily confused

  • 感动 — 激动 is a surge of emotion (joy, nerves, anger); 感动 is being touched by someone's kindness. Vietnamese kích động (incite) is often negative, while 激动 is usually neutral.

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Stroke order

KÍCH · 16 strokes

ĐỘNG · 6 strokes

(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb

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