兴奋

興奮

xīngfèn

adjective HSK 4 #1,167

Meanings

孩子们都很兴奋。

Háizimen dōu hěn xīngfèn.

The children are all very excited.

听到这个消息，他非常兴奋。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā fēicháng xīngfèn.

Hearing this news, he was extremely excited.

她兴奋得睡不着觉。

Tā xīngfèn de shuìbuzháo jiào.

She was so excited she couldn't sleep.

grammar

Note: 兴 is pronounced xīng (1st tone) in 兴奋, but xìng (4th tone) in 兴趣 (interest) and 高兴 (happy). The tone changes the meaning.

兴 xīng

奋 fèn