激動

See also: 激动

Chinese

		to arouse; to incite; to excite to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (激動)		激	動
simp. (激动)		激	动
alternative forms		雞凍／鸡冻 slang

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīdòng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gik¹ dung⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kit-thung
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kek-tōng / kiak-tǒng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gêg⁴ dong⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīdòng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jidòng
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-tung⁴
    • Yale: jī-dùng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jidonq
    • Palladius: цзидун (czidun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gik¹ dung⁶
    • Yale: gīk duhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁷ dung⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gig¹ dung⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚⁵ tʊŋ²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kit-thung
    • Hakka Romanization System: gid^ˋ tung
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gid⁵ tung⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /kit̚² tʰuŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kek-tōng
    • Tâi-lô: kik-tōng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kekdong
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tɔŋ²²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiak-tǒng
    • Tâi-lô: kiak-tǒng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔŋ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gêg⁴ dong⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kek tŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kek̚²⁻⁴ toŋ³⁵/

Verb

激動

1. to become excited; to be emotional

   按捺不住激動的心情 [MSC, trad.]
   按捺不住激动的心情 [MSC, simp.]

   ànnàbùzhù jīdòng de xīnqíng [Pinyin]

   to be unable to hold back one's excitement

2. to excite; to stir; to agitate

   一段激動人心的經歷 [MSC, trad.]
   一段激动人心的经历 [MSC, simp.]

   yī duàn jīdòng rénxīn de jīnglì [Pinyin]

   an exhilarating experience

Synonyms

• (to become excited):

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• 受刺激 (shòu cìjī)
• 衝動／冲动 (chōngdòng)
• 震 (literary, or in compounds)
• 震動／震动 (zhèndòng) (literary)

 

Adjective

激動

1. excited; emotional; nervous

   今天下午我心情太激動了，莫非是我病了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
   今天下午我心情太激动了，莫非是我病了吗？ [MSC, simp.]

   Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ xīnqíng tài jīdòng le, mòfēi shì wǒ bìng le ma? [Pinyin]

   I've been way too nervous this afternoon. Am I sick?

Synonyms

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• 情緒化／情绪化 (qíngxùhuà)
• 興奮／兴奋 (xīngfèn)

 

Derived terms

• 激動劑／激动剂 (jīdòngjì)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
激	動
げき Grade: 6	どう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

激(げき)動(どう) • (gekidō) 

1. violent shaking
2. upheaval, agitation, turbulence, tumult

Verb

激(げき)動(どう)する • (gekidō suru) suru (stem 激(げき)動(どう)し (gekidō shi), past 激(げき)動(どう)した (gekidō shita))

1. shake violently
2. be in upheaval, be turbulent

Conjugation

Conjugation of "激動する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	激動し	げきどうし	gekidō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	激動し	げきどうし	gekidō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	激動する	げきどうする	gekidō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	激動する	げきどうする	gekidō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	激動すれ	げきどうすれ	gekidō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	激動せよ¹ 激動しろ²	げきどうせよ¹ げきどうしろ²	gekidō seyo¹ gekidō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	激動される	げきどうされる	gekidō sareru
Causative	激動させる 激動さす	げきどうさせる げきどうさす	gekidō saseru gekidō sasu
Potential	激動できる	げきどうできる	gekidō dekiru
Volitional	激動しよう	げきどうしよう	gekidō shiyō
Negative	激動しない	げきどうしない	gekidō shinai
Negative continuative	激動せず	げきどうせず	gekidō sezu
Formal	激動します	げきどうします	gekidō shimasu
Perfective	激動した	げきどうした	gekidō shita
Conjunctive	激動して	げきどうして	gekidō shite
Hypothetical conditional	激動すれば	げきどうすれば	gekidō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
激	動

Noun

激動 • (gyeokdong) (hangeul 격동)

1. hanja form^? of 격동 (“excitement”)