兴
PINYIN
xīng
DEFINITION
-
to rise
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to flourish
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to become popular
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to start
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to encourage
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to get up
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(often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
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maybe (dialect)
EXAMPLE
兴奋 / xīng fèn
excited / excitement
PINYIN
xìng
DEFINITION
-
feeling or desire to do sth
-
interest in sth
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excitement