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劲头

jìn tóu

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 勁頭

劲头 (jìn tóu) means "enthusiasm; zeal; vigor". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 劲头 means

1. enthusiasm
2. zeal
3. vigor
4. strength

The characters in 劲头

• 劲jìnstrength; energy; enthusiasm
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top

Sounds the same

Read jìn tóu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 尽头end; extremity; limit

Where 劲头 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · jìn (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read jìn tóu correctly.
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