激 jī
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 敫 ancient musical instrument
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
激增
jīzēng
to increase sharply; to surge
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Example phrases
- 极端天气导致用电需求激增，电网调度面临巨大压力。 Jíduān tiānqì dǎozhì yòngdiàn xūqiú jīzēng, diànwǎng diàodù miànlín jùdà yālì. Extreme weather caused electricity demand to surge, placing huge pressure on grid dispatch.
- 暑假一到，景区的游客人数就激增。 Shǔjià yí dào, jǐngqū de yóukè rénshù jiù jīzēng. As soon as the summer holidays arrive, the number of visitors at the scenic area surges.
- 下雨天，打车的订单激增，司机根本忙不过来。 Xià yǔ tiān, dǎchē de dìngdān jīzēng, sījī gēnběn máng bú guòlái. On rainy days taxi orders surge and the drivers simply cannot keep up.
Related words
- 刺激 cìjī exciting; to stimulate
- 激动 jīdòng excited
- 激烈 jīliè intense
- 感激 gǎnjī to appreciate, to be grateful
- 激发 jīfā to inspire, to stimulate
- 激励 jīlì to encourage, to motivate
- 激情 jīqíng passion, enthusiasm
- 激荡 jīdàng to surge; to reverberate; to stir
- 激光 jīguāng laser
- 激化 jīhuà to intensify; to sharpen; to escalate
- 激活 jīhuó to activate; to stimulate
- 激起 jīqǐ to arouse; to stir up; to cause