Meaning of xīng:
兴
surname Xing; feeling or desire to do sth; interest in sth; excitement
Tā xìng Xīng, lái zì Guǎngdōng.
他姓兴，来自广东。
His surname is Xing, and he is from Guangdong.
Tā duì yīnyuè de xìngqù yuè lái yuè nóng.
他对音乐的兴趣越来越浓。
His interest in music is growing stronger.
Tā de zuìdà xìngqù shì huìhuà.
他的最大兴趣是绘画。
His greatest interest is painting.
Wǒ duì zhè cì lǚxíng gǎndào fēicháng xīngfèn.
我对这次旅行感到非常兴奋。
I feel very excited about this trip.
to rise; to flourish; to become popular; to start; to encourage; to get up; (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect)
Tàiyáng zhèng cóng dōngfāng xīng qǐ.
太阳正从东方兴起。
The sun is rising from the east.
Zhège gōngsī zhèngzài xīngqǐ, fāzhǎn dé hěn kuài.
这个公司正在兴起，发展得很快。
This company is flourishing and developing rapidly.
Zhè běn shū zuìjìn hěn xīng.
这本书最近很兴。
This book is very popular recently.
Zhè xiàng xīn huódòng hěn kuài jiù xīng le.
这项新活动很快就兴了。
This new activity started quickly.
Tā de yǎnjiǎng dàdà de jīlìle měi gè rén de xìngzhì.
他的演讲大大地激励了每个人的兴致。
His speech greatly encouraged everyone's enthusiasm.
Tā zǎoshang wǔ diǎn jiù yǐjīng xīng qǐ lái le.
他早上五点就已经兴起来了。
He got up at five in the morning.
Tā cóng bù xīng luàn rēng lājī.
他从不兴乱扔垃圾。
He never permits littering.
maybe (dialect)
Nǐ xīng bù zhīdào, tā jīntiān kěnéng bù lái le.
你兴不知道，他今天可能不来了。
Maybe you don't know, he might not come today.
