激

jī

verb #6,352

Meanings

1 to arouse; to excite; to stimulate
2 fierce; intense; sharp

Examples

非常感激你的帮助。

Fēicháng gǎnjī nǐ de bāngzhù.

I'm very grateful for your help.

比赛非常激烈。

Bǐsài fēicháng jīliè.

The competition was very intense.

这个消息令人激动。

Zhège xiāoxi lìng rén jīdòng.

This news is exciting.

Tips

usage

激动 (jīdòng) = excited, 激烈 (jīliè) = intense/fierce, 感激 (gǎnjī) = grateful, 刺激 (cìjī) = to stimulate.

Stroke Order

激 jī