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即兴

jí xìngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
improvisation (in the arts) / impromptu / extemporaneous
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f14ba15603e9b537. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

即興 即兴 [ji2 xing4] /improvisation (in the arts)/impromptu/extemporaneous/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 即興

  • 即
    jí

    namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near

  • 兴
    xīng

    to rise / to flourish / to become popular / to start / to encourage / to get up / (often used in the negative) to permit or allow (dialect) / maybe (dialect)

    xìng

    feeling or desire to do sth / interest in sth / excitement

    Xīng

    surname Xing

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