HSK 6 · Emotions

振奋 zhènfèn “to inspire” in Chinese

Traditional 振奮

What 振奋 means

  1. to inspire
  2. to be roused
  3. stirring
  4. to stir oneself up
  5. to raise one’s spirits

How to say 振奋

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale振zhèn4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale奋fèn4th tone, falling

振奋 in a sentence

  1. 振奋起来！

    Zhènfèn qǐlai!

    Cheer up!

    Sentence #10484061 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 振奋 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 振 (zhèn) with each of its parts in a different colour
振zhènto shake
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 辰morning · chénSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 辰 (chén) hints at the sound. Compare it with zhèn.

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 振奋

振 10 strokes · 奋 8 strokes

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

Words related to 振奋

Words with 振

振动zhèndòng · to vibrate振兴zhènxīng · to revitalise

Words with 奋

兴奋xīngfèn · excited奋斗fèndòu · to strive勤奋qínfèn · hardworking

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

冤枉yuānwang · to wrong (someone)欲望yùwàng · desire在意zàiyì · to care about着迷zháomí · to be fascinated争气zhēngqì · to try hard not to disappoint震撼zhènhàn · to shock震惊zhènjīng · shocked志气zhìqì · aspiration

FAQs

振奋 (zhènfèn) means “to inspire” or “to be roused”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it zhènfèn: zhèn with a 4th 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, 振奋 is written 振奮. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhenfen with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 振奋 from the suggestions. Typing zhenfen into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
振奋 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.