兴 (興)
xīng
Pinyin

Definition

兴 (興)
 - 
xīng
  1. to rise
  2. to flourish
  3. to become popular
  4. to start
  5. to encourage
  6. to get up
  7. (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
  8. maybe (dialect)
兴 (興)
 - 
xìng
  1. feeling or desire to do sth
  2. interest in sth
  3. excitement
兴 (興)
 - 
Xīng
  1. surname Xing

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

臖
xìng
  1. 1 to swell
  2. 2 swelling

Related Words (20)

兴奋
xīng fèn
  1. 1 excited
  2. 2 excitement
  3. 3 (physiology) excitation
兴趣
xìng qù
  1. 1 interest (desire to know about sth)
  2. 2 interest (thing in which one is interested)
  3. 3 hobby
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
高兴
gāo xìng
  1. 1 happy
  2. 2 glad
  3. 3 willing (to do sth)
  4. 4 in a cheerful mood
中兴
zhōng xīng
  1. 1 resurgence
  2. 2 recovery
  3. 3 restoration
助兴
zhù xìng
  1. 1 to add to the fun
  2. 2 to liven things up

Idioms (15)

国家兴亡，匹夫有责
guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
夙兴夜寐
sù xīng yè mèi
  1. 1 to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
  2. 2 to study diligently
  3. 3 to burn the candle at both ends
多难兴邦
duō nàn xīng bāng
  1. 1 much hardships may awaken a nation (idiom); calamity that prompts renewal
天下兴亡，匹夫有责
tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé
  1. 1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
家和万事兴
jiā hé wàn shì xīng
  1. 1 if the family lives in harmony all affairs will prosper (idiom)

Sample Sentences

很高兴认识你！
hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ ！
It’s very nice to meet you!
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她对秦宇说：”真的很开心，谢谢你今天陪我一块儿去看话剧。很高兴认识你，可惜这是我们最后一次见面了。”
tā duì QínYǔ shuō ：”zhēnde hěn kāixīn ，xièxie nǐ jīntiān péi wǒ yīkuàir qù kàn huàjù 。hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ ，kěxī zhèshì wǒmen zuìhòu yīcì jiànmiàn le 。”
"I'm glad and appreciate your accompany to watch the play today. It is very nice to know you, unfortunately this might be the last time to meet each other." She said to QinYu.
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恭喜、恭喜！祝你生意兴隆，财源滚滚。
gōngxǐ 、gōngxǐ ！zhù nǐ shēngyìxīnglóng ，cáiyuángǔngǔn 。
Congratulations! I wish that you succeed in your business and make a lot of money.
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小池百合子表示，她得知“香香”延期送还的消息非常高兴，希望大家喜爱的“香香”能够茁壮成长。
XiǎochíBǎihézi biǎoshì ，tā dézhī “xiāngxiāng ”yánqī sònghuán de xiāoxi fēicháng gāoxìng ，xīwàng dàjiā xǐài de “xiāngxiāng ”nénggòu zhuózhuàng chéngzhǎng 。
Yuko Koike said that she was very pleased to learn that Xiangxiang’s return has been postponed. I hope that Xiangxiang who is everyone’ favourite will grow healthy and strong.
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我姓范，叫Josh，很高兴认识大家。
wǒ xìng Fàn ，jiào ，hěn gāoxìng rènshi dàjiā 。
My last name is Fan, and my first name is Josh. It’s a pleasure to meet you guys.
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很高兴认识你。
hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ 。
I’m glad to meet you.
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我们总部最近需要一些对营销很在行的人。你有没有兴趣？
wǒmen zǒngbù zuìjìn xūyào yīxiē duì yíngxiāo hěn zàiháng de rén 。nǐ yǒuméiyǒu xìngqù ？
Recently, our headquarter needs some people who are experienced in marketing. Would you be interested?
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姐，哥哥说，你还不高兴，不想跟我说话。
jiě ，gēge shuō ，nǐ hái bù gāoxìng ，bù xiǎng gēn wǒ shuōhuà 。
Big sister, big brother said you are still not happy. Don’t want to talk to me.
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明天要去旅行了，我兴奋得不得了。
míngtiān yào qù lǚxíng le ，wǒ xīngfèn de bùdéliǎo 。
Tomorrow I’m going on vacation. I’m thrilled.
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您好，很高兴我们可以视频面试。
nínhǎo ，hěn gāoxìng wǒmen kěyǐ shìpín miànshì 。
Hello, I am very happy that we can have a video interview.
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