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劲

jìn

HSK 5 Character Traditional 勁 Measure word 把

What 劲 means

1. strength
2. energy
3. enthusiasm
4. spirit
5. mood
6. expression
7. interest
8. Taiwan pr. jìng

Other readings

劲 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jìngstalwart; sturdy; strong

Example sentences

• 你缺乏冲劲。
  Nǐ quēfá chòngjìn.
  You don't have enough push.
• 啥也不对劲儿。
  Nothing feels right.
• 你这种人差劲吗！
  You are a disappointing person!
• 洗衣机有些不对劲。
  Xǐyījī yǒuxiē bù duìjìn.
  Something is wrong with the washing machine.
• 他知道她有点不对劲。
  Tā zhīdào tā yǒudiǎn bù duìjìn.
  He knew that something was wrong with her.
• 汤姆是个差劲的教练。
  Tom was a bad coach.

Words starting with 劲

• 劲头jìn tóuenthusiasm; zeal; vigor
• 劲风jìng fēngstrong wind; gale
• 劲旅jìng lǚstrong contingent; elite squad
• 劲舞jìng wǔto dance energetically; vigorous modern style of dance
• 劲力jìn lìphysical strength; power
• 劲吹jìng chuī(of wind) to blow strongly; (fig.) (of trends, changes etc) to sweep through society
• 劲射jìng shèpower shot (e.g. in soccer)
• 劲急jìng jístrong and swift
• 劲挺jìng tǐngstrong
• 劲敌jìng díformidable opponent
• 劲烈jìng lièviolent
• 劲爆jìng bào(colloquial) awesome; stunning; electrifying
• 劲直jìng zhístrong and upright
• 劲草jìng cǎotough upright grass; (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship
• 劲度系数jìn dù xì shùcoefficient of restitution (in Hooke's law)
• 劲拔jìng bátall and straight
• 劲峭jìng qiào(of wind) strong and bitterly cold
• 劲卒jìng zúelite soldiers; a crack force
• 劲儿jìn rerhua variant of 劲

Words containing 劲

• 干劲gàn jìnenthusiasm for doing sth
• 使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength
• 一个劲yī gè jìncontinuously; persistently; incessantly
• 强劲qiáng jìngstrong; powerful; robust
• 不对劲bù duì jìnnot in good condition; wrong; fishy
• 费劲fèi jìnto require effort; strenuous
• 没劲méi jìnto have no strength; to feel weak; exhausted
• 起劲qǐ jìnenergetic; vigorous; enthusiastic
• 差劲chà jìnbad; no good; below average
• 来劲lái jìn(dialect) to be full of zeal; high-spirited; exhilarating
• 较劲jiào jìnto match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive
• 有劲yǒu jìnvigorous; energetic; interesting; amusing
• 带劲dài jìnenergetic; exciting; of interest
• 后劲hòu jìnenergy to continue after the initial phase of an activity; delayed effect
• 苍劲cāng jìng(of a tree) old and strong; (of calligraphy or painting) bold; vigorous
• 冲劲chòng jìndynamism; drive
• 对劲duì jìnsuitable; to one's liking; to get along together
• 狠劲hěn jìnto exert all one's force; all-out effort
• 刚劲gāng jìngbold; vigorous
• 加劲jiā jìnto increase efforts; to make extra efforts
• 可劲kě jìnvigorously; to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
• 心劲xīn jìnthoughts; what one has in one's heart
• 手劲shǒu jìngrip strength; hand strength
• 死劲sǐ jìnall one's strength; with might and main

Characters that look like 劲

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 助zhùto help; to assist
• 励lìto encourage; to urge
• 姐jiěolder sister
• 姑gūpaternal aunt; husband's sister; husband's mother (old)
• 劫jiéto rob; to plunder; to seize by force
• 绌chùcrimson silk; deficiency; to stitch

Sounds the same

Read jìn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 进to go forward; to advance; to go in
• 近near; close to; approximately
• 尽to use up; to exhaust; to end
• 禁to prohibit; to forbid
• 浸to immerse; to soak; to steep
• 晋to move forward; to promote; to advance
• 靳martingale; stingy
• 妗wife of mother's brother
• 烬(bound form) cinders; ashes
• 觐(history) to have an audience with the Emperor
• 噤unable to speak; silent
• 缙red silk