激 (gik1) — arouse; stimulate; stir up in Cantonese

gikˉ¹激

Mandarin Pinyin: ji1

Meaning of 激

nounarouse; stimulate; stir up

nounbrilliant; great; cool

noun(of water, etc) swash; surge; dash

nounstrong; fierce; violent; heated

nounirritate; provoke; madden

noun(verb) 1. drive (someone crazy); 2. irritate; 3. Infuriate

Example Sentences with 激

危險：激光在使用中

Danger: Laser in use.

個仔成日去賭錢，做亞媽嘅都好激氣

As a mother, she is very upset with her son gambling.

老細畀啲工人激到佢七竅生煙

Boss got really pissed off by the workers.

就用激將法嚟令佢有返毅力同信心

We'll urge by ridiculing him until he regains the will power and confidence.

siuˊ²小siuˊ²小fuˊ²苦coˊ²楚dangˊ²等jyuˉ¹於gikˉ¹激laiˍ₆勵。

Tiny misery will only be a motivation.

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Words Containing 激

激戰gik1 zin3

to fight fiercely; fierce battle

動情激素dung6 cing4 gik1 sou3

estrogen, oestrogen

激動gik1 dung6

exciting; to excite; to agitate

激流gik1 lau4

riptide

激增gik1 zang1

to increase rapidly; a sharp increase

激光打引機gik1 gwong1 daa2 jan5 gei1

intense; fierce; acute

激光器gik1 gwong1 hei3

laser

激勵gik1 lai6

to encourage; to urge; to inspire; to stimulate; motivate

激將法gik1 zoeng3 faat3

prodding somebody into action by derision, sarcasm.

激奀gik1 ngan1

to drive sb crazy; to be completely irritated

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