Word

干劲 (gàn jìn) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 干劲

名 míng noun

drive, vigor, enthusiasm

年轻人充满干劲。

nián qīng rén chōng mǎn gàn jìn

Young people are full of vigor.

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Word breakdown

干 gàn — to do, to work

劲 jìn — strength, energy, vigor

1 使劲 shǐ jìn — to exert force HSK 6
- 使 to use, to employ
- 劲 strength, force, energy
Example

他使劲推门，但门还是打不开。

tā shǐ jìn tuī mén dàn mén hái shi dǎ bu kāi

He pushed the door hard, but it still wouldn't open.
2 有劲 yǒu jìn — energetic, vigorous HSK 6
- 有 to have, to possess
- 劲 strength, energy, vigor
Example

他今天看起来很有劲。

tā jīn tiān kàn qǐ lái hěn yǒu jìn

He looks very energetic today.
3 劲头 jìn tóu — enthusiasm, drive, energy HSK 7
- 劲 strength, vigor, force
- 头 suffix that nominalizes and adds colloquial flavor
Example

大家干活的劲头很足。

dà jiā gàn huó de jìn tóu hěn zú

Everyone is working with great enthusiasm.
4 没劲 méi jìn — tired; boring HSK 7
- 没 not have, lacking, without
- 劲 energy, vigor, strength, interest
Example

这部电影真没劲，我都快睡着了。

zhè bù diàn yǐng zhēn méi jìn wǒ dōu kuài shuì zháo le

This movie is really boring, I almost fell asleep.
5 费劲 fèi jìn — to require effort HSK 7
- 费 to expend
- 劲 strength
Example

搬这些箱子很费劲。

bān zhè xiē xiāng zi hěn fèi jìn

Moving these boxes requires a lot of effort.

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6 起劲 qǐ jìn — energetic; enthusiastic; vigorous HSK 7
- 起 to rise up; to initiate (energy/effort)
- 劲 strength; vigor; energy
Example

孩子们玩得很起劲。

háizi men wán de hěn qǐ jìn

The children are playing very energetically.
7 较劲 jiào jìn — to compete stubbornly, to contend HSK 7
- 较 to compare, to compete
- 劲 strength, force, intensity
Example

他总是喜欢跟人较劲。

tā zǒng shì xǐ huān gēn rén jiào jìn

He always likes to compete stubbornly with others.

Structure & writing

1 干 gàn — main body or core part of something

Xpinyin

干 is a component in 15 characters

HSK 1

午 wǔ the seventh of the twelve Earthly Branches

HSK 3

南 nán south (one of the four cardinal directions, opposite of north) 平 píng flat; level; even (like the surface of still water)

HSK 4

幸 xìng happy; fortunate 汗 hàn sweat; perspiration secreted by the skin 赶 gǎn to chase; to arrive in time

HSK 6

刊 kān to delete and revise 岸 àn shore; bank; coast (of a river, lake, sea, etc.) 旱 hàn drought; dry (opposite of 涝) 罕 hǎn rare; scarce 肝 gān liver (digestive organ in humans and higher animals)

HSK 7

凿 záo chisel (a hand tool with a blade for carving or boring) 奸 jiān hypocritical and cunning 杆 gǎn the slender, rod-like part of an object (including hollow ones) 竿 gān bamboo pole, the main stem of bamboo

干 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 劲 jìn — strength; power

Xpinyin

劲 is not used as a component in any other character.

劲 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order