兴奋
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
兴奋 (xīngfèn) · excited
兴奋 (xīngfèn) means “excited; excitement”. It is written with 2 characters: 兴 (interest) + 奋 (to strive). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 兴奋 is built
The characters
兴 xìng · interest
What 兴 is made of
- ⺍ — three-stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
奋 fèn · to strive
What 奋 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A man 大 working on the farm 田 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
孩子们兴奋得睡不着觉。Háizimen xīngfèn de shuì bù zháo jiào.The children were too excited to sleep.
你为什么这么兴奋？Nǐ wèishénme zhème xīngfèn?Why are you so excited?
Questions about 兴奋
What does 兴奋 mean?
兴奋 (xīngfèn) means “excited; excitement”.
How do you pronounce 兴奋?
兴奋 is pronounced xīngfèn.
Which HSK level is 兴奋?
兴奋 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 高兴gāoxìnghappy
- 感兴趣gǎn xìngqùto be interested (in)
- 兴趣xìngqùinterest
- 复兴fùxīngto revive
- 兴隆xīnglóngprosperous
- 兴旺xīngwàngflourishing
- 兴高采烈xìnggāocǎilièin high spirits
- 兴致勃勃xìngzhìbóbófull of enthusiasm
- 振兴zhènxīngto revitalise
- 奋斗fèndòuto strive
Learn 兴奋 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.