激動

See also: 激动

Chinese

	to arouse; to incite; to excite to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent	to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act
trad. (激動)	激	動
simp. (激动)	激	动
alternative forms	雞凍／鸡冻 slang

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīdòng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄉㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gik¹ dung⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kit-thung
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kih⁶ dorng⁵
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kek-tōng / kiak-tǒng

(Teochew, Peng'im): gêg⁴ dong⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīdòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄉㄨㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jidòng
  - Wade–Giles: chi¹-tung⁴
  - Yale: jī-dùng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jidonq
  - Palladius: цзидун (czidun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    機動 / 机动
    激動 / 激动
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gik¹ dung⁶
  - Yale: gīk duhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁷ dung⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gig¹ dung⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚⁵ tʊŋ²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kit-thung
  - Hakka Romanization System: gid^ˋ tung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gid⁵ tung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kit̚² tʰuŋ⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: kih⁶ dorng⁵ [Phonetic: kih⁴ dorng⁵]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: kih-dō̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiʔ²¹⁻⁴² tɒŋ¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: kih⁶ dorng⁵ [Phonetic: kih⁷ dorng⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiʔ²⁻⁴ tɒŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kek-tōng
  - Tâi-lô: kik-tōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kekdong
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ³³/
  - Sinological IPA (Penang): /kek̚³⁻⁴ tɔŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ tɔŋ²²/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiak-tǒng
  - Tâi-lô: kiak-tǒng
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tɔŋ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gêg⁴ dong⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kek tŏng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kek̚²⁻⁴ toŋ³⁵/

Verb

激動

to become excited; to be emotional
按捺不住激動的心情 [MSC, trad.]
按捺不住激动的心情 [MSC, simp.]
ànnàbùzhù jīdòng de xīnqíng [Pinyin]
to be unable to hold back one's excitement
to excite; to stir; to agitate
一段激動人心的經歷 [MSC, trad.]
一段激动人心的经历 [MSC, simp.]
yī duàn jīdòng rénxīn de jīnglì [Pinyin]
an exhilarating experience

Synonyms

(to become excited):

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受刺激 (shòu cìjī)
衝動 / 冲动 (chōngdòng)
震 (literary, or in compounds)
震動 / 震动 (zhèndòng) (literary)

Adjective

激動

excited; emotional; nervous
今天下午我心情太激動了，莫非是我病了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
今天下午我心情太激动了，莫非是我病了吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ xīnqíng tài jīdòng le, mòfēi shì wǒ bìng le ma? [Pinyin]
I've been way too nervous this afternoon. Am I sick?

Synonyms

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情緒化 / 情绪化 (qíngxùhuà)
興奮 / 兴奋 (xīngfèn)

Derived terms

激動劑 / 激动剂 (jīdòngjì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
激	動
げき Grade: 6	どう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げきどー [gèkídóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡe̞kʲido̞ː]

Noun

激(げき)動(どう) • (gekidō)

violent shaking
upheaval, agitation, turbulence, tumult

Verb

激(げき)動(どう)する • (gekidō suru) suru (stem 激(げき)動(どう)し (gekidō shi), past 激(げき)動(どう)した (gekidō shita))

shake violently
be in upheaval, be turbulent

Conjugation

Conjugation of "激動する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	激動し	げきどうし	gekidō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	激動し	げきどうし	gekidō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	激動する	げきどうする	gekidō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	激動する	げきどうする	gekidō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	激動すれ	げきどうすれ	gekidō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	激動せよ¹ 激動しろ²	げきどうせよ¹ げきどうしろ²	gekidō seyo¹ gekidō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	激動される	げきどうされる	gekidō sareru
Causative	激動させる激動さす	げきどうさせるげきどうさす	gekidō saseru gekidō sasu
Potential	激動できる	げきどうできる	gekidō dekiru
Volitional	激動しよう	げきどうしよう	gekidō shiyō
Negative	激動しない	げきどうしない	gekidō shinai
Negative continuative	激動せず	げきどうせず	gekidō sezu
Formal	激動します	げきどうします	gekidō shimasu
Perfective	激動した	げきどうした	gekidō shita
Conjunctive	激動して	げきどうして	gekidō shite
Hypothetical conditional	激動すれば	げきどうすれば	gekidō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“激動”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
激	動

Noun

激動 • (gyeokdong) (hangeul 격동)

hanja form^? of 격동 (“excitement”)