刺激 cìjī — 使受到刺激而产生反应

义项

1. 1

   使受到刺激而产生反应

   verb
2. 2

   令人兴奋或难受的

   What is exciting describes the outside cause — a film, a roller coaster, a piece of news. What a person feels as a result is 兴奋: the excitement lives in the person, not the thing.

   adjective
3. 3

   引起反应的事物或影响

   noun

例句

• 这部电影太刺激了，我一直很紧张。/這部電影太刺激了，我一直很緊張。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) bù (fourth tone, falling) diànyǐng (fourth tone, falling) tài (fourth tone, falling) cìjī (fourth tone, falling) le, (neutral tone) wǒ (third tone, dipping) yìzhí (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) jǐnzhāng. (third tone, dipping)···

  This film is so thrilling, I was tense the whole time.

• 这次失败对他刺激很大。/這次失敗對他刺激很大。Zhè (fourth tone, falling) cì (fourth tone, falling) shībài (first tone, high and level) duì (fourth tone, falling) tā (first tone, high and level) cìjī (fourth tone, falling) hěn (third tone, dipping) dà. (fourth tone, falling)···

  This failure was a great shock to him.

常见错误

• 不太对听到这个好消息，我很刺激。

  正确听到这个好消息，我很兴奋。

  刺激 describes the outside thing that provokes a reaction — a film, an event, a piece of news. What a person feels is 兴奋. Saying "我很刺激" describes yourself as the provocative thing, not as excited.