兴致勃勃

興致勃勃
xìngzhì-bóbó
idiom #33,565

Meanings

  1. 1 full of enthusiasm (idiom)
  2. 2 in high spirits
  3. 3 eagerly engaged

Examples

HSK 3
Dàjiā xìngzhìbóbó de tǎolùn zhe lǚxíng jìhuà.
Everyone discussed the travel plans eagerly.
HSK 4
Tā xìngzhìbóbó de jiǎng qǐ le tóngnián de gùshì.
He enthusiastically started telling stories from his childhood.
HSK 5
Háizi men xìngzhìbóbó de cānguān bówùguǎn.
The children visited the museum with great enthusiasm.

Tips

memory
勃勃 is a reduplicated form meaning 'vigorous/flourishing' - think of 生机勃勃 (bursting with life). 兴致 = 'mood/interest', so 兴致勃勃 = 'bursting with eagerness'.
grammar
Typically adverbial: 兴致勃勃地 + verb. Describes how someone does something, not a quality of the thing itself.

Stroke Order

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