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激情

jī qíng

HSK 6 2-character word

What 激情 means

1. passion
2. fervor
3. enthusiasm
4. strong emotion

The characters in 激情

• 激jīto arouse; to incite; to excite
• 情qíng(bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion; (bound form) situation; condition

Example sentences

• 分享激情，就是完全沉浸在里面。
  To share one's passion is to live it fully.
• 这场足球赛充满着激情和精彩的竞争。
  Zhè chǎng zúqiúsài chōngmǎn zhe jīqíng hé jīngcǎi de jìngzhēng.
  This soccer match is full of energetic and splendid competition.
• 诗人对他爱的女人表达了他火热的激情。
  Shīrén duì tā ài de nǚrén biǎodá le tā huǒrè de jīqíng.
  The poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved.
• 虽然激情可能会褪去，却不容它破坏我们感情上的联系。
  Suīrán jīqíng kěnéng huì tuìqù, què bù róng tā pòhuài wǒmen gǎnqíng shàng de liánxì.
  Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.
• 林肯在向远比我们眼下分歧更大的国家发表讲话时说，我们不是敌人，而是朋友……虽然激情可能会褪去，但这不会割断我们感情上的联系。
  Línkěn zài xiàng yuǎn bǐ wǒmen yǎnxià fēnqí gèng dà de guójiā fābiǎo jiǎnghuà shí shuō, wǒmen bù shì dírén, érshì péngyou …… suīrán jīqíng kěnéng huì tuìqù, dàn zhè bù huì gēduàn wǒmen gǎnqíng shàng de liánxì.
  As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, we are not enemies but friends. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection.

Sounds the same

Read jī qíng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 基情(slang) bromance; gay love