兴奋

興奮

xīngfèn

adjective HSK 4 #1,167

Meanings

HSK 1

孩子们都很兴奋。

Háizimen dōu hěn xīngfèn.

The children are all very excited.

HSK 3

听到这个消息，他非常兴奋。

Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā fēicháng xīngfèn.

Hearing this news, he was extremely excited.

HSK 6

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