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Usages of xīngfèn
我 弟弟 明年 要 上 大学， 他 很 兴奋。wǒ dìdi míngnián yào shàng dàxué, tā hěn xīngfèn.
My younger brother will go to university next year, and he is very excited.
他 最后 选择 了 中文 专业， 父母 也 很 兴奋。tā zuìhòu xuǎnzé le Zhōngwén zhuānyè, fùmǔ yě hěn xīngfèn.
In the end he chose Chinese as his major, and his parents are also very excited.
那 个 年轻 的 画家 第一次 开 展览 的 时候 又 兴奋 又 紧张， 竟然 一 晚上 都 没 睡。nà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.
That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.
她 说 自己 虽然 有点儿 害羞， 但是 跟 观众 说话 的 时候 觉得 很 兴奋。tā shuō zìjǐ suīrán yǒudiǎnr hàixiū, dànshì gēn guānzhòng shuōhuà de shíhou juéde hěn xīngfèn.
She says that although she is a bit shy, she feels very excited when she talks with the audience.
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