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興 (hing1) — become popular/fashionable; prevail in Cantonese

hingˉ¹興
简 兴
Mandarin Pinyin: xing1

Meaning of 興

nounbecome popular/fashionable; prevail
nounthriving; prosperous; flourishing
nounstart; launch; mobilize; promote
nounpopular; fashionable; trendy

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Example Sentences with 興

見到你很高興
nice to meet you
他興奮地去圖書館。
He goes to the library with excitement.
細路仔好興奮！
The children are getting excited!
小孩子們很興奮！
The children are getting excited!
gauˍ₆舊daiˊ²底niˉ¹呢zungˊ²種wunˍ₆玩geoiˍ₆具fungˉ¹風meiˍ₆靡jatˉ¹一si4,時，jiˎ₄而gaaˉ¹家mˎ₄唔hingˉ¹興gaa˗₃㗎laa˗₃喇。
This type of toy was once very fashionable and popular. Now it is no longer an 'in thing'.
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Words Containing 興

興高采烈hing3 gou1 coi2 lit6
(idiom) in high spirits; delighted; excited
即興台詞zik1 hing3 toi4 ci4
throwaway line (ad lib)
文藝復興時期man4 ngai6 fuk6 hing1 si4 kei4
Renaissance-era
新興市場san1 hing1 si5 coeng4
emerging market
文藝復興man4 ngai6 fuk6 hing1
the Renaissance
不感興趣bat1 gam2 hing3 ceoi3
disinclination; disincline; not care one bit
興奮劑hing1 fan5 zai1
stimulant (drug); doping (in athletics)
感興趣gam2 hing3 ceoi3
be interested
振興zan3 hing1
to promote; to develop
復興fuk6 hing1
to restore; to revive; to rejuvenate; to resurge; (placename) Fuk Hing
新興都市san1 hing1 dou1 si5
boomtown
興奮hing1 fan5
excited; excitement; agitated; ecstatic

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