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xìng

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Definitions

  1. 1. feeling or desire to do sth
  2. 2. interest in sth
  3. 3. excitement

Example Sentences

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奋吗?
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 1899922)

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Words Containing 兴

方兴未已
fāng xīng wèi yǐ

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding

高高兴兴
gāo gāo xìng xìng

cheerful and optimistic

兴会
xìng huì

sudden inspiration

兴替
xīng tì

rise and fall

兴奋高潮
xīng fèn gāo cháo

peak of excitement

复兴乡
fù xīng xiāng

Fuxing or Fuhsing township in Taoyuan county 桃園縣|桃园县[táo yuán xiàn], north Taiwan

大兴
dà xīng

Daxing district of Beijing, formerly Daxing county

乘兴
chéng xìng

while in high spirits

兴起
xīng qǐ

to rise

大兴安岭地区
dà xīng ān lǐng dì qū

Daxing'anling prefecture in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

兴县
xīng xiàn

Xing county in Lüliang 呂梁|吕梁[Lu:3 liáng], Shanxi 山西

大兴土木
dà xīng tǔ mù

to carry out large scale construction

资兴市
zī xīng shì

Zixing, county-level city in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

新兴
xīn xīng

Xinxing county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong

长兴
cháng xīng

Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州[hú zhōu], Zhejiang

兴隆县
xīng lóng xiàn

Xinglong county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

福兴
fú xīng

Fuxing or Fuhsing Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

即兴发挥
jí xìng fā huī

improvisation

家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng

if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)

新兴区
xīn xīng qū

Xinxing district of Qitaihe city 七台河[qī tái hé], Heilongjiang

兴奋剂
xīng fèn jì

stimulant

兴安县
xīng ān xiàn

Xing'an county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

饶有兴趣
ráo yǒu xìng qù

engrossing

兴旺发达
xīng wàng fā dá

prosperous and developing

绍兴
shào xīng

Shaoxing, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

大兴区
dà xīng qū

Daxing district of Beijing, formerly Daxing county

曹不兴
cáo bù xīng

Cao Buxing or Ts'ao Pu-hsing (active c. 210-250), famous semilegendary painter, one of the Four Great Painters of the Six Dynasties 六朝四大家

兴办
xīng bàn

to begin

兴义
xīng yì

Xingyi city in Guizhou, capital of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州

兴文
xīng wén

Xingwen county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[yí bīn], Sichuan

国家兴亡,匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé

The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

定兴
dìng xīng

Dingxing county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

兴庆区
xīng qìng qū

Xingqing district of Yinchuan city 銀川市|银川市[yín chuān shì], Ningxia

宝兴歌鸫
bǎo xīng gē dōng

(bird species of China) Chinese thrush (Turdus mupinensis)

雅兴
yǎ xìng

refined and elegant attitude of mind

春兴
chūn xìng

carnal desire

酒兴
jiǔ xìng

interest in wine

兴师动众
xīng shī dòng zhòng

to muster large forces

大兴机场
dà xīng jī chǎng

Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), nicknamed 海星機場|海星机场[hǎi xīng jī chǎng] because its terminal looks like a huge starfish

生意兴隆
shēng yì xīng lóng

thriving and prosperous business or trade

兴盛
xīng shèng

to flourish

振兴区
zhèn xīng qū

Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[dān dōng shì], Liaoning

兴味
xìng wèi

interest

宜兴市
yí xīng shì

Yixing, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu

兴山
xīng shān

Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[hè gǎng], Heilongjiang

兴宁市
xīng níng shì

Xingning, county-level city in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

兴隆台区
xīng lóng tái qū

Xinglongtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning

扫兴
sǎo xìng

to spoil things; to dampen spirits

兴宁区
xīng níng qū

Xingning District of Nanning City 南寧市|南宁市[nán níng shì], Guangxi

北京大兴国际机场
běi jīng dà xīng guó jì jī chǎng

Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)

泰兴
tài xīng

Taixing, county-level city in Taizhou 泰州[tài zhōu], Jiangsu

兴业银行
xīng yè yín háng

Société Générale

兴宾
xīng bīn

Xingbin district of Laibin city 來賓市|来宾市[lái bīn shì], Guangxi

望洋兴叹
wàng yáng xīng tàn

lit. to gaze at the ocean and lament one's inadequacy (idiom)

大兴问罪之师
dà xīng wèn zuì zhī shī

to launch a punitive campaign

咸兴
xián xīng

Hamhung, North Korea

兴平
xīng píng

Xingping, county-level city in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

兴兵
xīng bīng

to send troops

兴建
xīng jiàn

to build

兴城
xīng chéng

Xincheng, county-level city in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛[hú lú dǎo], Liaoning

意兴
yì xìng

interest

资兴
zī xīng

Zixing, county-level city in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

兴中会
xīng zhōng huì

Revive China Society, founded by Dr Sun Yat-sen 孫中山|孙中山 in 1894 in Honolulu

博兴县
bó xīng xiàn

Boxing county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[bīn zhōu], Shandong

兴都库什
xīng dū kù shí

the Hindu Kush (mountain range)

绍兴市
shào xīng shì

Shaoxing, prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

吴兴
wú xīng

Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市[hú zhōu shì], Zhejiang

兴国县
xīng guó xiàn

Xingguo county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi

宜兴
yí xīng

Yixing, county-level city in Wuxi 無錫|无锡[wú xī], Jiangsu

兴城市
xīng chéng shì

Xincheng, county-level city in Huludao 葫蘆島|葫芦岛[hú lú dǎo], Liaoning

大兴安岭山脉
dà xīng ān lǐng shān mài

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province

中兴
zhōng xīng

resurgence

兴凯刺鳑鲏
xīng kǎi cì páng pí

Acanthorhodeus chankaensis (small carp)

夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi

to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard

兴安区
xīng ān qū

Xing'an district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[hè gǎng], Heilongjiang

科教兴国
kē jiào xīng guó

to invigorate the country through science and education

百废俱兴
bǎi fèi jù xīng

all neglected tasks are being undertaken (idiom)

兴宾区
xīng bīn qū

Xingbin district of Laibin city 來賓市|来宾市[lái bīn shì], Guangxi

德兴
dé xīng

Dexing, county-level city in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

兴学
xīng xué

to establish schools

兴和
xīng hé

Xinghe county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia

不兴
bù xīng

out of fashion

杜兴氏肌肉营养不良症
dù xīng shì jī ròu yíng yǎng bù liáng zhèng

Duchenne muscular dystrophy

兴平市
xīng píng shì

Xingping, county-level city in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳[xián yáng], Shaanxi

定兴县
dìng xīng xiàn

Dingxing county in Baoding 保定[bǎo dìng], Hebei

兴尽
xìng jìn

to have lost interest; to have had enough

有兴趣
yǒu xìng qù

interested

新兴经济国家
xīn xīng jīng jì guó jiā

developing economic state

永兴县
yǒng xīng xiàn

Yongxing county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

兴业
xīng yè

Xingye county in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi

兴仁
xīng rén

Xingren county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou

始兴县
shǐ xīng xiàn

Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

绍兴地区
shào xīng dì qū

Shaoxing prefecture, Zhejiang

泰兴市
tài xīng shì

Taixing, county-level city in Taizhou 泰州[tài zhōu], Jiangsu

兴荣
xīng róng

to flourish

振兴
zhèn xīng

Zhengxing district of Dandong city 丹東市|丹东市[dān dōng shì], Liaoning

宝兴鹛雀
bǎo xìng méi què

(bird species of China) rufous-tailed babbler (Moupinia poecilotis)

宝兴县
bǎo xīng xiàn

Baoxing County in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

兴冲冲
xìng chōng chōng

full of joy and expectations

兴安盟
xīng ān méng

Hinggan league, a prefecture level subdivision of Inner Mongolia

中兴新村
zhōng xīng xīn cūn

Zhongxing New Village, model town in Nantou County, west-central Taiwan

博兴
bó xīng

Boxing county in Binzhou 濱州|滨州[bīn zhōu], Shandong

感兴趣
gǎn xìng qù

to be interested

文艺复兴
wén yì fù xīng

the Renaissance

多难兴邦
duō nàn xīng bāng

much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal

华兴会
huá xīng huì

anti-Qing revolutionary party set up in Changsha by 黃興|黄兴[huáng xīng] in 1904, a precursor of Sun Yat-sen's Alliance for Democracy 同盟會|同盟会[tóng méng huì] and of the Guomindang

即兴之作
jí xìng zhī zuò

improvisation

宝兴
bǎo xīng

Baoxing County in Ya'an 雅安[yǎ ān], Sichuan

兴海县
xīng hǎi xiàn

Xinghai county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[hǎi nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

兴高采烈
xīng gāo cǎi liè

happy and excited (idiom); in high spirits

作兴
zuò xīng

maybe

绍兴酒
shào xīng jiǔ

Shaoxing wine a.k.a. \yellow wine\, traditional Chinese wine made from glutinous rice and wheat

海兴县
hǎi xīng xiàn

Haixing county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

海兴
hǎi xīng

Haixing county in Cangzhou 滄州|沧州[cāng zhōu], Hebei

复兴区
fù xīng qū

Fuxing district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei

高兴
gāo xìng

happy

兴利除弊
xīng lì chú bì

to promote what is useful and get rid of what is harmful (idiom)

福兴乡
fú xīng xiāng

Fuxing or Fuhsing Township in Changhua County 彰化縣|彰化县[zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan

兴师
xīng shī

to dispatch troops

兴宁
xīng níng

Xingning, county-level city in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong

兴隆
xīng lóng

Xinglong county in Chengde 承德[chéng dé], Hebei

始兴
shǐ xīng

Shixing County in Shaoguan 韶關|韶关[sháo guān], Guangdong

助兴
zhù xìng

to add to the fun

吴兴区
wú xīng qū

Wuxing district of Huzhou city 湖州市[hú zhōu shì], Zhejiang

长兴县
cháng xīng xiàn

Changxing county in Huzhou 湖州[hú zhōu], Zhejiang

方兴未艾
fāng xīng wèi ài

flourishing and still in the ascendant (idiom); rapidly expanding

反兴奋剂
fǎn xīng fèn jì

anti-doping

百废待兴
bǎi fèi dài xīng

many things waiting to be done (idiom)

兴许
xīng xǔ

(coll.) perhaps

兴海
xīng hǎi

Xinghai county in Hainan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 海南藏族自治州[hǎi nán zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Qinghai

兴头
xìng tou

keen interest

兴国
xīng guó

Xingguo county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[gàn zhōu], Jiangxi

新兴县
xīn xīng xiàn

Xinxing county in Yunfu 雲浮|云浮[yún fú], Guangdong

黄兴
huáng xīng

Huang Xing (1874-1916), revolutionary politician, close collaborator of Sun Yat-sen, prominent in the 1911 Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命[xīn hài gé mìng], murdered in Shanghai in 1916

永兴
yǒng xīng

Yongxing county in Chenzhou 郴州[chēn zhōu], Hunan

兴山区
xīng shān qū

Xingshan district of Hegang city 鶴崗|鹤岗[hè gǎng], Heilongjiang

兴灭继绝
xīng miè jì jué

fig. to restore sth that has been destroyed or forgotten

兴妖作怪
xīng yāo zuò guài

lit. to summon demons to create havoc (idiom)

东兴
dōng xīng

Dongxing district of Neijiang city 內江市|内江市[nèi jiāng shì], Sichuan

即兴
jí xìng

improvisation (in the arts)

喜兴
xǐ xīng

joyous; delighted; merry

兴奋
xīng fèn

excited

天下兴亡,匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé

The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

兴化
xīng huà

Xinghua, county-level city in Taizhou 泰州[tài zhōu], Jiangsu

兴安
xīng ān

Xing'an county in Guilin 桂林[guì lín], Guangxi

咸兴市
xián xīng shì

Hamhung, North Korea

兴高采烈
xìng gāo cǎi liè

happy and excited (idiom)

时兴
shí xīng

fashionable

勃兴
bó xīng

to rise suddenly

兴师问罪
xīng shī wèn zuì

to send punitive forces against

兴和县
xīng hé xiàn

Xinghe county in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia

兴隆台
xīng lóng tái

Xinglongtai district of Panjin city 盤錦市|盘锦市, Liaoning

新兴产业
xīn xīng chǎn yè

emerging industry

兴风作浪
xīng fēng zuò làng

to incite trouble

兴化市
xīng huà shì

Xinghua, county-level city in Taizhou 泰州[tài zhōu], Jiangsu

复兴党
fù xīng dǎng

Baath Party

嘉兴市
jiā xīng shì

Jiaxing prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

兴致勃勃
xìng zhì bó bó

to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits

兴亡
xīng wáng

to flourish and decay

败兴
bài xìng

disappointed

复兴时代
fù xīng shí dài

the Renaissance

东兴区
dōng xīng qū

Dongxing district of Neijiang city 內江市|内江市[nèi jiāng shì], Sichuan

门兴格拉德巴赫
mén xīng gé lā dé bā hè

Mönchengladbach (city in Germany)

兴业县
xīng yè xiàn

Xingye county in Yulin 玉林[yù lín], Guangxi

兴安运河
xīng ān yùn hé

another name for Lingqu 靈渠|灵渠[líng qú], canal in Xing'an county 興安|兴安[xīng ān], Guangxi

复兴
fù xīng

Fuxing district of Handan city 邯鄲市|邯郸市[hán dān shì], Hebei

兴文县
xīng wén xiàn

Xingwen county in Yibin 宜賓|宜宾[yí bīn], Sichuan

兴仁县
xīng rén xiàn

Xingren county in Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南州[qián xī nán zhōu], Guizhou

望而兴叹
wàng ér xīng tàn

to look and sigh

仰屋兴叹
yǎng wū xīng tàn

to stare at the ceiling in despair

兴义市
xīng yì shì

Xingyi city in Guizhou, capital of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州

复兴门
fù xīng mén

Fuxingmen neighborhood of Beijing

东兴市
dōng xīng shì

Dongxing, county-level city in Fangchenggang 防城港[fáng chéng gǎng], Guangxi

兴衰
xīng shuāi

prosperity and decline (of a kingdom)

兴趣
xìng qù

interest (desire to know about sth)

兴山县
xīng shān xiàn

Xingshan county in Yichang 宜昌[yí chāng], Hubei

德兴市
dé xīng shì

Dexing, county-level city in Shangrao 上饒|上饶, Jiangxi

大兴安岭
dà xīng ān lǐng

Daxing'anling mountain range in northwest Heilongjiang province 黑龍江|黑龙江[hēi lóng jiāng] in northeast China

兴旺
xīng wàng

prosperous

玩兴
wán xìng

interest in dallying

嘉兴
jiā xīng

Jiaxing prefecture-level city in Zhejiang

尽兴
jìn xìng

to enjoy oneself to the full

兴致
xìng zhì

mood

意兴索然
yì xìng suǒ rán

to have no interest in sth