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兴奋 vs 高兴

/ xīngfèn vs gāoxìng /
Strokes

Formula

1
兴奋兴奋 (ABAB)
2
高高兴兴 (AABB)
3
高兴高兴 (ABAB)

Definition

兴奋 and 高兴 both are Adjectives and Verbs, which means [excited; delighted; be willing to].

Example

兴奋 (Adjective) means "to bestir oneself because of happiness or nervousness". It cannot be reduplicated.
1
Shōudào
收到
xué
大学
录取
tōngzhīshū
通知书
tiān
那天
  
,
xīngfèn
兴奋
le
极了
  
,
méi
shuìzhāo
睡着
  

He was too excited to go to sleep the whole night on receiving his college admission notice.

2
Xuésheng
学生
men
huáizhāo
怀着
xīngfèn
兴奋
de
xīnqíng
心情
cānjiā
参加
le
毕业
diǎn
典礼
  

The students atended the graduation ceremony with excitement.

3
Biànlùnhuì
辩论会
hòu
  
,
rénmen
人们
hái
zài
xīngfèn
兴奋
tánlùn
谈论
zhāo
  

People kept on talking he debate excitedly after it was over.

4
Lǎopéngyou
老朋友
jiànmiàn
见面
  
,
zhēnshi
真是
xīngfèn
兴奋
le
  

The old friends were too excited when they met and talked about their past.

兴奋 (Verb) means "to bestir and can be reduplicated in the pattern of ABAB)".
兴奋兴奋 (ABAB)
5
Zhèzhǒng
这种
yào
可以
xīngfèn
兴奋
shénjīng
神经
  

The drug can stimulate the nerve.

6
Gōngzuò
工作
tài
lèi
le
  
,
diǎnr  
点儿
jiǔ
ràng
nǎo
大脑
xīngfèn
兴奋
xīngfèn
兴奋
  

The work was too ooring, so I drank some wine to refresh myself.

高兴 (Adjective) means "happy and excited". It can be reduplicated in the pattern of AABB.
高高兴兴 (AABB)
7
de
bìng
hǎo
de
zhème
这么
kuài
  
,
zhēn
ràng
rén
gāoxìng
高兴
  

It's good news, and it'sbet ter to tell him immediately.

8
Zhè
shì
jiàn
gāoxìng
高兴
de
shì
  
,
de
gǎnkuài
赶快
gào
告诉
  

It's good news, and it's better to tell him immediately.

9
Shōudào
收到
de
láixìn
来信
  
,
fēicháng
非常
gāoxìng
高兴
  

I'm glad to hear from him.

10
Shìyàn
试验
hái
méi
zuìhòu
最后
wánchéng
完成
  
,
biè
gāoxìng
高兴
de
tài
zǎo
le
  

Don't be glad too early, for the experiment has no been finished yet.

11
gāogāoxìngxīng
高高兴兴
de
jiēshòu
接受
le
men
我们
de
yāoqǐng
邀请
  

He accepted our invitation gladly.

高兴 (Verb), means "to be willing to (do something)"; while 兴奋 as a Verb has no such meaning.
12
guǒ
如果
gāoxìng
高兴
zhèyàng
这样
zuò
  
,
jiù
zhèyàng
这样
zuò
  
!

If you are glad to do it this way, so be it.

13
gāoxìng
高兴
zhème
这么
wǎn
biéren
别人
jiā
家里
  

I don't like to go to see others so late.

不高兴 means "in low spirits".
14
méi
péi
shūguǎn
图书馆
  
,
gāoxìng
高兴
le
  

He was unhappy for I didn't go to the library with him.

15
Wéi
diǎnr  
一点儿
xiǎoshì
小事
biè
gāoxìng
高兴
  

Dont be unhappy over a trivial.

高兴 (Verb) can be reduplicated in the pattern of ABAB.
高兴高兴 (ABAB)
16
qīnjié
母亲节
tiān
那天
  
,
yào
sòng
ma
妈妈
jiàn
礼物
  
,
ràng
gāoxìng
高兴
gāoxìng
高兴
  

I will give my mother a gift on Mother's day and make her happy.