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Hanzi

奮 / 奋

Traditional
奮
Simplified
奋

to exert oneself (bound form)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

fèn, kǎng

Bopomofo

ㄈㄣˋ, ㄎㄤˇ

Jyutping

fan5

Example sentences

興奮 / 兴奋 xīngfèn
聽到這個好消息，大家都非常興奮。
听到这个好消息，大家都非常兴奋。

Hearing the good news, everyone was very excited.

表情 biǎoqíng
他臉上流露出興奮的表情。
他脸上流露出兴奋的表情。

An excited expression appeared on his face.

勤奮 / 勤奋 qínfèn
只有勤奮工作，才能取得成功。
只有勤奋工作，才能取得成功。

Only by working hard can one achieve success.

要素 yàosù
勤奮是成功的要素之一。
勤奋是成功的要素之一。

Diligence is one of the key elements of success.

奮力 / 奋力 fènlì
他奮力向前跑，終於贏得了比賽。
他奋力向前跑，终于赢得了比赛。

He ran forward with all his might and finally won the race.

奮戰 / 奋战 fènzhàn
為了保護家園，士兵們在最前線奮戰到底。
为了保护家园，士兵们在最前线奋战到底。

The soldiers fought bravely on the front lines to the very end to protect their homeland.

將士 / 将士 jiàngshì
將士們在戰場上英勇奮戰。
将士们在战场上英勇奋战。

The officers and soldiers fought bravely on the battlefield.

奮勇 / 奋勇 fènyǒng
消防員奮勇救火，保護了大家。
消防员奋勇救火，保护了大家。

The firefighters bravely fought the fire and protected everyone.

奮發 / 奋发 fènfā
經歷挫折後，他重新奮發，終於實現理想。
经历挫折后，他重新奋发，终于实现理想。

After experiencing setbacks, he renewed his determination and finally achieved his ideal.

Example Vocabulary

奮斗

興奮

xing1'fen4

excited

亢奮

kang4'fen4

勤奮

qín'fèn

hardworking; diligent; industrious

奮不顧身

fen4'bu4'gu4'shen1

奮力

fen4'li4

to exert all one's strength; to put forth all one's effort

奮戰

fen4'zhan4

to fight bravely; to battle hard

奮

fen4

奮勇

fen4'yong3

to summon up courage; to act bravely; courageously

奮發

fen4'fa1

to rouse oneself; to strive energetically

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