Chinese word

狂热

Pronunciation

Pinyinkuáng rè

Meaning

  • nounfrenzy

Example

市场的狂热推高了股票价格。shì chǎng de kuáng rè tuī gāo le gǔ piào jià gé

Market frenzy drove stock prices up.

Illustration for 狂热 (frenzy)

More examples

宗教狂热曾导致社会冲突。zōng jiào kuáng rè céng dǎo zhì shè huì chōng tū

Religious fervor has led to social conflict.

Core concept

Collective excitement that rises so sharply that normal restraint gives way to overreaction.

Common phrases

  • 宗教狂热zōng jiào kuáng rè

    religious fervor

  • 民族主义狂热mín zú zhǔ yì kuáng rè

    nationalist fervor

  • 对足球的狂热duì zú qiú de kuáng rè

    fervor for soccer

Similar words

激情jī qíng: Strong emotion or passion that makes feelings, actions, or expressions unusually intense.
热情rè qíng: Warm goodwill toward a person or activity, shown through friendliness and helpfulness.
热潮rè cháo: A short-lived wave of broad public attention and support for a trend or activity.

Definition in Chinese

表示对某事物或人物在短时间内出现的强烈热情或追捧，常用于描述群体、市场或话题的过度兴奋。biǎo shì duì mǒu shì wù huò rén wù zài duǎn shí jiān nèi chū xiàn de qiáng liè rè qíng huò zhuī pěng cháng yòng yú miáo shù qún tǐ shì chǎng huò huà tí de guò dù xīng fèn

Word origin

The compound pairs 狂 (kuáng, "wild") + 热 (rè, "heat"), presenting enthusiasm as heat that has become wild and excessive.

Usage tips

  • Because the tone is usually critical or cautionary, news and conversation use it for bubbles, fads, and mass excitement more readily than for a balanced preference.

Opposites

Related words

  • 狂热分子kuáng rè fèn zǐfanaticnoun
  • 狂热主义kuáng rè zhǔ yìfanaticismnoun
  • 狂热化kuáng rè huàbecome fanaticalverb

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