奮 [奋]

Jyutping fan3
Pinyin fèn

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to exert oneself (bound form)/to raise/energetically

奮 [奋]

Jyutping fan5
Pinyin fèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to exert oneself (bound form)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to exert oneself (bound form)/to raise/energetically
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. x
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. strive, exert effort
  2. arouse
  3. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    KW
  4. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    KOGW
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们经常听说日本人工作勤奋。
    我們經常聽說日本人工作勤奮。
    wǒ men jīng cháng tīng shuō rì běn rén gōng zuò qín fèn 。
    • We often hear it said that the Japanese are good workers.
    • It is often said that the Japanese are hard workers.
  2. Mandarin
    他肯定是吃了兴奋剂才会跑得那么快。
    他肯定是吃瞭興奮劑纔會跑得那麼快。
    tā kěn dìng shì chī liǎo xìng fèn jì cái huì pǎo dé nà me kuài 。
    • He must have been on steroids to have run that fast.
  3. Mandarin
    日本人是勤奋的国民。
    日本人是勤奮的國民。
    rì běn rén shì qín fèn de guó mín 。
    • The Japanese are an industrious people.
  4. Mandarin
    我兴奋得睡不着觉。
    我興奮得睡不著覺。
    wǒ xìng fèn dé shuì bù zhù jué 。
    • I was so excited that I could not fall asleep.
    • I was so excited that I couldn't fall asleep.
  5. Mandarin
    他很兴奋。
    他很興奮。
    tā hěn xìng fèn 。
    • He was in a twitter.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我兴奋到讲唔到嘢。
    我興奮到講唔到嘢。
    ngo5 hing1 fan5 dou3 gong2 m4 dou3 je5 。
    • I held my breath in excitement.
  2. Cantonese
    佢好似好兴奋。
    佢好似好興奮。
    keoi5 hou2 ci5 hou3 hing1 fan5 。
    • He/she looks excited.
  3. Cantonese
    兴唔兴奋呀？
    興唔興奮呀？
    hing1 m4 hing1 fan5 aa3 ？
    • Are you excited?
  4. Cantonese
    佢越讲越兴奋。
    佢越講越興奮。
    keoi5 jyut6 gong2 jyut6 hing1 fan5 。
    • As he talked, he got more and more excited.
  5. Cantonese
    奥运会最重要嘅唔系赢，而系参与；就好似人生最重要嘅唔系胜利，而系过程中嘅挣扎。最重要嘅唔系克服困难，而系有好好咁奋斗过。
    奧運會最重要嘅唔係贏，而係參與；就好似人生最重要嘅唔係勝利，而係過程中嘅掙扎。最重要嘅唔係克服困難，而係有好好咁奮鬥過。
    ou3 wan6 wui2 zeoi3 zung6 jiu3 ge3 m4 hai6 jeng4 ， ji4 hai6 caam1 jyu6 ； zau6 hou2 ci5 jan4 sang1 zeoi3 zung6 jiu3 ge3 m4 hai6 sing1 lei6 ， ji4 hai6 gwo3 cing4 zung1 ge3 zang1 zaat3 。 zeoi3 zung6 jiu3 ge3 m4 hai6 hak1 fuk6 kwan3 naan4 ， ji4 hai6 jau5 hou2 hou2 gam3 fan5 dau3 gwo3 。
    • The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    奋力对抗沙士
    奮力對抗沙士
    fan5 lik6 deoi3 kong3 saa1 si2
    • to fight relentlessly against SARS
  2. Cantonese
    我兴奋到个心一直系噉跳。
    我興奮到個心一直係噉跳。
    ngo5 hing1 fan5 dou3 go3 sam1 jat1 zik6 hai6 gam2 tiu3.
    • My heart was throbbing with excitement.
  3. Cantonese
    佢工作勤奋。
    佢工作勤奮。
    keoi5 gung1 zok3 kan4 fan5.
    • He exerts great effort in his work.
  4. Cantonese
    奋笔疾书
    奮筆疾書
    fan5 bat1 zat6 syu1
    • to write furiously; to write non-stop
  5. Cantonese
    为事业奋斗
    為事業奮鬥
    wai6 si6 jip6 fan5 dau3
    • to work hard on one's career