激
发

To arouse in Chinese: 激发 (jī fā)

jī fā

to arouse

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 激發1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to arouse
  2. 2to stimulate
  3. 3(physics) to excite

Stroke order

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激
发

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

激发

Simplified

激發

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 好的老师能激发学生的兴趣。

    hǎo de lǎo shī néng jī fā xué shēng de xìng qù。

    A good teacher can spark students' interest.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

发展

fā zhǎn

development

激动

jī dòng

to move emotionally

理发

lǐ fà

to get a haircut

沙发

shā fā

sofa (loanword)

刺激

cì jī

to provoke

发表

fā biǎo

to issue

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