热血沸腾

熱血沸騰

rèxuèfèiténg

idiom

Meanings

1 to have one's blood boiling (with excitement or passion)
2 fired up; pumped
3 filled with fervent emotion

Characters

to surge; to rise

Examples

听了这首歌，我热血沸腾，恨不得马上冲出去。

Tīng le zhè shǒu gē, wǒ rèxuèfèiténg, hènbudé mǎshàng chōng chūqù.

After hearing this song my blood was pumping — I wanted to charge straight out the door.

这部电影让无数观众热血沸腾。

Zhè bù diànyǐng ràng wúshù guānzhòng rèxuèfèiténg.

This movie fired up countless viewers.

Tips

culture

A staple descriptor for sports fans, patriotic speeches, anime/manga, and shōnen-style action films — the Chinese counterpart to Japanese 熱血 (nekketsu) energy. Often used to pitch anything aimed at young male audiences.

memory

Literal image: hot blood (热血) boiling (沸腾) in your veins — the body language of a hype moment.

Stroke Order

热 rè

血 xuè

沸 fèi

腾 téng