奮
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fèn · to strive, to exert effort

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16Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 奮

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Example sentences

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Qí mǎ zhēn de hěn lìng rén xīng fèn.騎馬真的很令人興奮。

Riding a horse is really thrilling.

Source: Tatoeba #801301 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xīng fèn dé chī bú xià rèn hé dōng xī.我興奮得吃不下任何東西。

I'm too excited to eat anything.

Source: Tatoeba #856370 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì zhòng duō xué shēng zhī zhōng zuì qín fèn yòng gōng de yí gè.他是眾多學生之中最勤奮用功的一個。

He studies hardest of all the students.

Source: Tatoeba #1452250 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā xīng fèn dé chàn dǒu le qǐ lái.他興奮得顫抖了起來。

His body shivered with excitement.

Source: Tatoeba #984923 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xīng fèn dé shuì bú zhù jué.我興奮得睡不著覺。

I was so excited that I could not fall asleep.

Source: Tatoeba #346093 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yì bān lái shuō, rì běn rén hěn qín fèn.一般來說,日本人很勤奮。

Generally, the Japanese are diligent.

Source: Tatoeba #14013603 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 奮 in context

  1. Say fèn, then recall the core meaning: to strive, to exert effort.
  2. Write all 16 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 奮 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.