振
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zhèn · to arouse, to excite

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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 振

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Example sentences

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Zhèn fèn qǐ lái!振奋起来!

Chin up!

Source: Tatoeba #10484061 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qíng kuàng zhèng zài gǎi shàn, suǒ yǐ zhèn zuò qǐ lái!情況正在改善,所以振作起來!

The situation is improving, so cheer up!

Source: Tatoeba #819250 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zuó tiān wǎn shàng méi shuì hǎo, suǒ yǐ wǒ jīn tiān jīng shén bú zhèn.昨天晚上沒睡好,所以我今天精神不振。

I didn't sleep well last night so I have little energy today.

Source: Tatoeba #1969273 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sān zhèn chū jú!三振出局!

Strike three!

Source: Tatoeba #13181799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shì yè huì hěn kuài zhòng zhèn.事业会很快重振。

Business will recover soon.

Source: Tatoeba #5555553 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tái bì shàng zhǎng, zào chéng tái wān de chū kǒu mào yì bú zhèn.台幣上漲,造成台灣的出口貿易不振。

The Taiwanese dollar appreciated, causing Taiwanese exports to slump.

Source: Tatoeba #1969275 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 振 in context

  1. Say zhèn, then recall the core meaning: to arouse, to excite.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 振动 (zhèn dòng), meaning “to vibrate”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 振 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.