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xīng · xing/xìng · xing/Xīng · xing

Traditional 興

Meaning

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xīng 興

  1. to rise
  2. to flourish
  3. to become popular
  4. to start
  5. to encourage
  6. to get up
  7. (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
  8. maybe (dialect)

xìng 興

  1. feeling or desire to do sth
  2. interest in sth
  3. excitement

Xīng 興

  1. surname Xing
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Camping is in

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，今年(jīnnián)公园(gōngyuán)里(lǐ)兴(xīng)露营(lùyíng)，你(nǐ)去过(qùguò)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, camping is in vogue in parks this year. Have you been?

  2. Liangliang

    还没有(háiméiyǒu)。听说(tīngshuō)现在(xiànzài)很(hěn)兴(xīng)这个(zhège)，要(yào)提前(tíqián)订(dìng)位子(wèizi)。

    Not yet. I heard it is really in vogue now, so you must book a spot ahead.

  3. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)也(yě)去(qù)吧(ba)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)买(mǎi)了(le)帐篷(zhàngpeng)。

    Let us go too. I already bought a tent.

  4. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)没有(méiyǒu)睡袋(shuìdài)。

    Great, but I do not have a sleeping bag.

  5. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，现在(xiànzài)也(yě)兴(xīng)租(zū)，手机(shǒujī)上(shàng)就(jiù)能(néng)租(zū)。

    No problem. Renting is in vogue too. You can rent on your phone.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)个(ge)新(xīn)行(háng)业(yè)最(zuì)近(jìn)兴(xīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)了(le)。

This new industry has recently risen.

02

他(tā)兴(xīng)办(bàn)了(le)一(yì)所(suǒ)小(xiǎo)学(xué)。

He established a primary school.

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