激动
jīdòng
to be excited, stirred up
Part of speech · verb / adjective
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 听到这个消息,他激动得说不出话。Hearing the news, he was too moved to speak.
- 请大家冷静一点儿,不要太激动。Everyone please stay calm and do not get too worked up.
Collocations
激动得激动人心太激动心情激动
Mnemonic
激 jī "to surge/intense" + 动 dòng "to move": intensely stirred = excited/worked up. 激 has the water radical 氵 (surging water). Stronger than 感动.
Related
感动兴奋冷静激
Quick check
How does 激动 differ from 感动?