激动

Character by character

• 激jī16 strokesHSK 4arouse, excite, incite; quickly
• 动dòng6 strokesHSK 1 traditional 動move, happen; movement, action

Each character links to its stroke order page with a tracing and a writing exercise.

Example sentences

• 我很激动。

  Wǒ hěn jī dòng

  I'm so excited.

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• 别这么激动！

  Bié zhè me jī dòng

  Don't get so excited!

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 激动. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 动dòngHSK 1

  (of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace; to touch; to make use of; to stir (emotions); to alter; abbr. for 动词, verb

• 活动huó dòngHSK 2

  to exercise; to move about; to operate; to use connections (personal influence); loose; shaky; active; movable; activity; campaign; maneuver; behavior

• 行动xíng dòngHSK 2

  operation; action; to move about; mobile

• 运动yùn dòngHSK 2

  to move; to exercise; sports; exercise; motion; movement; campaign

• 动作dòng zuòHSK 1

  movement; motion; action; to act; to move

• 动物dòng wùHSK 2

  animal

• 刺激cì jīHSK 4

  to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant

• 移动yí dòngHSK 4

  to move; movement; migration; mobile; portable

• 启动qǐ dòngHSK 5

  to start (a machine); (fig.) to set in motion; to launch (an operation); to activate (a plan)

• 自动zì dòngHSK 3

  automatic; voluntarily

• 主动zhǔ dòngHSK 3

  to take the initiative; to do sth of one's own accord; spontaneous; active; opposite: passive 被动; drive (of gears and shafts etc)

• 感动gǎn dòngHSK 2

  to move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally); moving

• 动力dòng lìHSK 3

  motive power; force; (fig.) motivation; impetus

• 激情jī qíngHSK 6

  passion; fervor; enthusiasm; strong emotion

• 激烈jī lièHSK 4

  (of competition or fighting) intense; fierce; (of pain) acute; (of an expression of opinion) impassioned; vehement; (of a course of action) drastic; extreme

• 发动fā dòngHSK 3

  to start; to launch; to unleash; to mobilize; to arouse

• 运动员yùn dòng yuánHSK 4

  athlete

• 动手dòng shǒuHSK 5

  to set about (a task); to hit; to punch; to touch

• 感激gǎn jīHSK 7

  to be grateful; to appreciate; thankful

• 冲动chōng dòngHSK 5

  to have an urge; to be impetuous; impulse; urge

• 动机dòng jīHSK 5

  motive; motivation

• 劳动láo dòngHSK 5

  work; toil; physical labor

• 激励jī lìHSK 7

  to encourage; to urge; motivation; incentive

• 举动jǔ dòngHSK 5

  act; action; activity; move; movement