刺激

cì jī

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
NounStative verbVerb

刺激 (cì jī) is a Chinese word meaning “to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite
  2. irritant

Stroke order

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Example

坐雲霄飛車很刺激。

Riding a roller coaster is thrilling.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).