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激动jī dòngto move emotionally

HSK 4word

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激动 (jī dòng) means "to move emotionally," "to stir up (emotions)," or "to excite." It describes strong feelings, often happy excitement but also being worked up, as in 她很激动 (she is very excited) or 别激动 (don't get worked up). It works as an adjective or a verb.

What does 激动 mean?

  1. 1.

    to move emotionallyverb

  2. 2.

    to stir up (emotions)verb

  3. 3.

    to exciteverb

What do the characters in 激动 mean?

  • 激to excite
  • 动to stir (emotions)

How do you use 激动?

激动 often follows 很 or 非常, and 别激动 can calm someone down.

Patterns

  • 很 / 非常 + 激动

    大家都非常激动。

    Dàjiā dōu fēicháng jīdòng.

    Everyone is very excited.

What are some examples of 激动 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 4

    听到这个消息，她很激动。

    Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā hěn jīdòng.

    Hearing this news, she gets very excited.

  2. HSK 2

    你别激动，慢慢说。

    Nǐ bié jīdòng, mànmàn shuō.

    Don't get worked up; speak slowly.

  3. HSK 2

    我第一次坐飞机，非常激动。

    Wǒ dì-yī cì zuò fēijī, fēicháng jīdòng.

    It's my first time on a plane, and I'm really excited.

How is 激动 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    明天你就要去北京了吧？

    Míngtiān nǐ jiù yào qù Běijīng le ba?

    You're going to Beijing tomorrow, right?

  2. Speaker B:

    对，我第一次去，很激动。

    Duì, wǒ dì-yī cì qù, hěn jīdòng.

    Yes, it's my first time going, and I'm very excited.

  3. Speaker A:

    你要在那儿住几天？

    Nǐ yào zài nàr zhù jǐ tiān?

    How many days will you stay there?

  4. Speaker B:

    一个星期，我姐姐在那儿工作。

    Yí ge xīngqī, wǒ jiějie zài nàr gōngzuò.

    A week. My older sister works there.

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.