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津津有味

jīn jīn yǒu wèi

HSK 6 4-character word

What 津津有味 means

1. with keen interest (idiom)
2. with great pleasure
3. with gusto
4. eagerly

The characters in 津津有味

• 津jīnsaliva; sweat; a ferry crossing
• 津jīnsaliva; sweat; a ferry crossing
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 味wèitaste; smell; (fig.) (noun suffix) feel

Example sentences

• 那场演讲很长，但我却听得津津有味。
  Nà chǎng yǎnjiǎng hěn cháng, dàn wǒ què tīng de jīnjīnyǒuwèi.
  The lecture was very long, but I enjoyed it none the less.
• 他八个月大了，已经开始长牙了。他很高兴且几乎不会哭。他吃得津津有味，长得还有点胖嘟嘟的。他已经开始尖叫了，现在又想说话了。
  He is eight months old and already has a tooth. He is very cheerful and almost never cries. He eats with great gusto and is quite chubby. He is already trying to scream and wants to talk now.