激動

See also: 激动

Chinese

to arouse; to incite; to excite
to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent
 
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
 
trad. (激動)
simp. (激动)
alternative forms 雞凍鸡冻 slang

Pronunciation


Verb

激動

  1. to become excited; to be emotional
    按捺不住激動心情 [MSC, trad.]
    按捺不住激动心情 [MSC, simp.]
    ànnàbùzhù jīdòng de xīnqíng [Pinyin]
    to be unable to hold back one's excitement
  2. to excite; to stir; to agitate
    激動人心經歷 [MSC, trad.]
    激动人心经历 [MSC, simp.]
    yī duàn jīdòng rénxīn de jīnglì [Pinyin]
    an exhilarating experience

Synonyms

  • (to become excited):

Adjective

激動

  1. excited; emotional; nervous
    今天下午心情激動莫非 [MSC, trad.]
    今天下午心情激动莫非 [MSC, simp.]
    Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ xīnqíng tài jīdòng le, mòfēi shì wǒ bìng le ma? [Pinyin]
    I've been way too nervous this afternoon. Am I sick?

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
げき
Grade: 6
どう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) きどー [gèkídóó] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɡe̞kʲido̞ː]

Noun

(げき)(どう) • (gekidō

  1. violent shaking
  2. upheaval, agitation, turbulence, tumult

Verb

(げき)(どう)する • (gekidō surusuru (stem (げき)(どう) (gekidō shi), past (げき)(どう)した (gekidō shita))

  1. shake violently
  2. be in upheaval, be turbulent

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

激動 • (gyeokdong) (hangeul 격동)

  1. hanja form? of 격동 (excitement)