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激动 (jīdòng) — how to say "excited" in Chinese
激动
Excited, agitated
adjective · verb
Character composition
激
to stimulate
动
to move
Radicals / Keys
水
Water
#85 · shuǐ · 4 strokes
力
Power
#19 · lì · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
心情激动
xīnqíng jīdòng
excited mood
感到激动
gǎndào jīdòng
feel excited
Examples
听到自己被大学录取的消息时，他激动得说不出话来。
When he heard the news that he was accepted into the university, he was so excited he couldn't speak.
我很激动。
I am very excited.
Frequently asked questions
Excited in Chinese meaning
"excited" in Chinese is 激动 (jīdòng).
激动 meaning in English
激动 (jīdòng) means "Excited, agitated".
How is 激动 pronounced?
It is pronounced jīdòng (written as jidong). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "excited" in Chinese characters?
It is written 激动: 激 has 16 strokes, 动 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 激动?
激动 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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