刺激

cìjī

to provoke; to irritate; to upset; to stimulate; to excite; irritant

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

  • thornB6
  • 冲刺chōngcì(sports) to sprintB7
  • 刺耳cì’ěrear-piercingB7
  • 刺骨cìgǔpiercingB7
  • 刺绣cìxiùto embroiderB7
  • 刺眼cìyǎnto dazzleB7
  • 讽刺fěngcìto satirizeB7

See it in sentences

过山车看着就很刺激!

The roller coaster looks thrilling just to watch!

咖啡太刺激,晚上我从来不喝。

Coffee is too stimulating, so I never drink it at night.