HSK 6 · Emotions

激情 jīqíng “passion” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 激情 means

  1. passion
  2. enthusiasm
  3. fervour
  4. strong emotion

How to say 激情

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale激jī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale情qíng2nd tone, rising

激情 in a sentence

  1. 这场足球赛充满着激情和精彩的竞争。

    Zhè chǎng zúqiúsài chōngmǎn zhe jīqíng hé jīngcǎi de jìngzhēng.

    This football match is full of passion and exciting competition.

    Sentence #2690861 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 诗人对他爱的女人表达了他火热的激情。

    Shīrén duì tā ài de nǚrén biǎodá le tā huǒrè de jīqíng.

    The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved.

    Sentence #803776 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 分享激情，就是完全沉浸在里面。

    Fēnxiǎng jīqíng, jiùshì wánquán chénjìn zài lǐmiàn.

    Sharing a passion means immersing yourself in it completely.

    Sentence #503307 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 激情 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 激 (jī) with each of its parts in a different colour
激jīto arouse
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 敫ancient musical instrument · jiǎoSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 敫 (jiǎo) hints at the sound. Compare it with jī.

The character 情 (qíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
情qíngfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qíng.

How to write 激情

激 16 strokes · 情 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

激情 (jīqíng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 激情 (jīqíng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 激情

Words with 激

激动jīdòng · excited刺激cìjī · to stimulate激烈jīliè · (of competition or fighting) intense感激gǎnjī · to be grateful冰激凌bīngjīlíng · ice cream激发jīfā · to arouse激励jīlì · to encourage

Words with 情

事情shìqing · matter热情rèqíng · cordial爱情àiqíng · romance感情gǎnqíng · emotion同情tóngqíng · to sympathise with心情xīnqíng · mood情况qíngkuàng · circumstances表情biǎoqíng · (facial) expression情绪qíngxù · mood情景qíngjǐng · scene

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

警惕jǐngtì · to be vigilant惊讶jīngyà · surprised津津有味jīnjīnyǒuwèi · with relish急切jíqiè · eager寄托jìtuō · to place (hopes) on急于求成jíyúqiúchéng · too eager for success急躁jízào · impatient绝望juéwàng · to despair

FAQs

激情 (jīqíng) means “passion” or “enthusiasm”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīqíng: jī with a 1st tone, then qíng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 激情 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jiqing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 激情 from the suggestions. Typing jiqing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
激情 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.