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激动

excited

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

ji1dong4 • jīdòng

Meaning

Primary

excited

Alternatives

excitement, excite, to excite, excites

Mnemonic

If something 激 excites you so to such a degree that you can't stop 动 moving around, that means you are 激动 excited.

Usage

他 听 到 消息 后 很 激动。

He was very excited after hearing the news.

我 很 激动 想 学 更 多 的 中文！

I'm excited to learn more Chinese!

你 为什么 这么 激动？

Why are you so excited?