Definition
奋起 is a resultative verb compound meaning 'to rise up with force and spirit'. It can be separated with 得/不 in potential complements: 奋得起 ('can rise up'), 奋不起 ('cannot rise up'). It is often used in formal or motivational contexts, such as 奋起反抗 (rise up in resistance) or 奋起直追 (press ahead to catch up).
r.v.
to rise up with vigorto spring into action
Examples
- 奋起，。Quán guó rénmín fèn qǐ fǎnkàng, bǎowèi zìjǐ de jiāyuán.The people of the whole country rose up in resistance to defend their homeland.
- ，。Tāmen fèn qǐ zhí zhuī, zhōngyú gǎn shàng le jìndù.They sprang into action and pressed ahead, finally catching up with the schedule.
- ，。Tā nǔlì le hǎo jiǔ, dàn jiùshì fèn bù qǐ nà gè jìn er.He tried hard for a long time, but just couldn't muster up that energy.
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