兴 1

兴(興) [xīng] 动

1. ■ （兴盛; 流行） prosper; rise; prevail; become popular:

兴衰 rise and decline; ups and downs;

现在正兴这个呢! That's all the vogue now.

新社会不兴这一套了。 We don't go in for that sort of thing in the new society.

2. ■ （使盛行） encourage; promote:

大兴调查研究之风 energetically encourage the practice of investigation and study

3. ■ （开始; 发动; 兴办） start; begin:

兴干戈 start war;

兴工 start construction

4. ■ [书] （起; 起来） get up; rise:

晨兴 get up in the morning;

夙兴夜寐 rise early and retire late; work hard

5. ■ [方] （准许，多用于否定） permit; allow:

不兴胡说！ None of your nonsense!

不兴说谎。 You mustn't tell lies.

不兴这样做。 That's not allowed.

副

1. ■ [方] （或许） maybe; perhaps:

明天他也兴来， 也兴不来。 He may or may not come tomorrow.

名

1. ■ （姓氏） a surname:

兴渠 Xing Qu

另见 xìng。