激起 jīqǐ to arouse
to arouse; to evoke; to cause; to stir up
怎么记住“激起”: 激 excite + 起 rise up = to arouse.
汉字
用法
- To arouse/stir up (a reaction) - 激起公愤 (jīqǐ gōngfèn) to provoke public outrage; 激起兴趣 to spark interest.
- Transitive; the object is usually an emotion or response (愤怒, 热情, 共鸣, 涟漪).
- Compare 引起 (yǐnqǐ, to cause), which is neutral; 激起 is more forceful, implying stirring something up energetically.