Usage note
兴奋表示非常高兴、很有精神。
xīng fèn biǎo shì fēi cháng gāo xìng 、 hěn yǒu jīng shén。
兴奋 means excited or thrilled.
Context note
兴奋常用于好消息、活动和结果。
xīng fèn cháng yòng yú hǎo xiāo xī 、 huó dòng hé jié guǒ。
Excited often appears with good news, events, and results.
5 examples
我很兴奋。
wǒ hěn xīng fèn。
I am very excited.
她听到消息后很兴奋。
tā tīng dào xiāo xī hòu hěn xīng fèn。
She was excited after hearing the news.
孩子们都很兴奋。
hái zi men dōu hěn xīng fèn。
The children are all excited.
比赛前大家很兴奋。
bǐ sài qián dà jiā hěn xīng fèn。
Everyone was excited before the game.
他兴奋得睡不着。
tā xīng fèn dé shuì bù zhe。
He was so excited that he could not sleep.
5 mini stories
听到要去旅行，大家都很兴奋。
tīng dào yào qù lǚ xíng， dà jiā dōu hěn xīng fèn。
Everyone was excited when they heard about the trip.
她拿到好成绩后很兴奋。
tā ná dào hǎo chéng jì hòu hěn xīng fèn。
She was excited after getting good grades.
孩子们兴奋地跑进教室。
hái zi men xīng fèn dì pǎo jìn jiào shì。
The children ran into the classroom excitedly.
他因为中奖而兴奋。
tā yīn wèi zhòng jiǎng ér xīng fèn。
He was excited because he won a prize.
我们对新课本很兴奋。
wǒ men duì xīn kè běn hěn xīng fèn。
We are excited about the new textbook.
Mini dialogue
明天去动物园
A
明天我们去动物园，你兴奋吗？
Míngtiān wǒmen qù dòngwùyuán, nǐ xīngfèn ma?
We're going to the zoo tomorrow, are you excited?
B
太兴奋了！我想看大熊猫。
Tài xīngfèn le! Wǒ xiǎng kàn dà xióngmāo.
So excited! I want to see the giant pandas.
收到礼物
A
你看起来很开心，有什么好事吗？
Nǐ kàn qǐlái hěn kāixīn, yǒu shénme hǎoshì ma?
You look very happy, is there good news?
B
我收到了新画笔，兴奋得跳了起来。
Wǒ shōudào le xīn huàbǐ, xīngfèn de tiào le qǐlái.
I received new paintbrushes and jumped with excitement.
Related words and contrasts
similar
激动
jī dòng
thrilled, emotional
stronger feeling, can be happy or nervous
similar
高兴
gāo xìng
happy, glad
a more general word for happy
opposite
平静
píng jìng
calm
the opposite feeling of excitement