振作

zhènzuò

verb HSK 7-9 #3,965

Meanings

你要振作起来，不能一直这样消沉。

Nǐ yào zhènzuò qǐlái, bùnéng yīzhí zhèyàng xiāochén.

You need to pull yourself together; you can't stay depressed like this.

听了他的话，我精神振作了很多。

Tīng le tā dehuà, wǒ jīngshén zhènzuò le hěnduō.

After hearing his words, my spirits lifted a lot.

usage

Often used as 振作起来 (to cheer up, to pull oneself together). 振作精神 means to summon up one's spirits.

memory

Think of 振 (shake/rouse) + 作 (act) — shake yourself into action.

振 zhèn

作 zuò