HSK 4 · Verbs

兴奋 xīngfèn “excited” in Chinese

Traditional 興奮

What 兴奋 means

  1. excited
  2. excitement
  3. (physiology) excitation

How to say 兴奋

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale兴xīng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale奋fèn4th tone, falling

兴奋 in a sentence

  1. 他们非常兴奋。

    Tāmen fēicháng xīngfèn.

    They were very excited.

    Sentence #1502349 from Tatoeba

  2. 他越说越兴奋。

    Tā yuè shuō yuè xīngfèn.

    As he talked, he got more and more excited.

    Sentence #2305059 from Tatoeba

  3. 体育场里有很多兴奋的球迷。

    Tǐyùchǎng lǐ yǒu hěn duō xīngfèn de qiúmí.

    There were lots of excited fans in the stadium.

    Sentence #2317166 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 兴奋 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 兴 (xìng) with each of its parts in a different colour
兴xīngto rise
  • ⺍small form of 小 · xiǎo
  • 一one · yī
  • 八eight · bā
The character 奋 (fèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
奋fènto exert oneself
  • 大big · dà
  • 田field · tián

How to write 兴奋

兴 6 strokes · 奋 8 strokes

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

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

Words related to 兴奋

Words with 兴

高兴gāoxìng · happy兴趣xìngqù · interest感兴趣gǎn xìngqù · be interested in兴旺xīngwàng · prosperous兴隆xīnglóng · prosperous振兴zhènxīng · to revitalise复兴fùxīng · revival兴高采烈xìnggāocǎiliè · in high spirits兴致勃勃xìngzhìbóbó · full of enthusiasm

Words with 奋

奋斗fèndòu · to strive勤奋qínfèn · hardworking振奋zhènfèn · to inspire

More words: Common Verbs

相反xiāngfǎn · opposite响xiǎng · echo行xíng · OK醒xǐng · to wake up演出yǎnchū · to act (in a play)养成yǎngchéng · to cultivate引起yǐnqǐ · to give rise to赢yíng · to beat

FAQs

兴奋 (xīngfèn) means “excited” or “excitement”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it xīngfèn: xīng with a 1st tone, then fèn with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 兴奋 is written 興奮. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type xingfen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 兴奋 from the suggestions. Typing xingfen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
兴奋 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

Turn words into conversations

A dictionary gives you the words. A native teacher shows you how to use them. Start with a free 30-minute intro call.

Book a free intro call

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.