激发

激发 jīfā

Arouse (excite - interest)

激发 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體激發 jifa

What 激发 means

Arouse (excite - interest)

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激发 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

激

jī

Surge (incite - violent)

发

fā

Send (produce - express - hair)

Words that share a character with 激发

How to write 激发

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激发 in a sentence

好的老师能激发学生的兴趣。

Hǎo de lǎoshī néng jīfā xuésheng de xìngqù.

A good teacher can spark students' interest.

那次失败反而激发了他的斗志。

Nà cì shībài fǎn'ér jīfā le tā de dòuzhì.

That failure actually fired up his fighting spirit.

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Questions about 激发

What does 激发 mean in English?

激发 is pronounced jīfā and means Arouse (excite - interest).

How do you pronounce 激发?

激发 is jīfā in pinyin — written jifa without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 激发?

激发 is written with 2 characters: 激 (jī) Surge (incite - violent), 发 (fā) Send (produce - express - hair). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 激发 written in traditional Chinese?

激發. The simplified form 激发 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 激發 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced jīfā.

Is 激发 an HSK word?

Yes — 激发 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

机智 jīzhì 基地 jīdì 基金 jījīn 基因 jīyīn 激励 jīlì 激情 jīqíng 及早 jízǎo 吉祥 jíxiáng

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