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jìn

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Definitions

  1. 1. strength
  2. 2. energy
  3. 3. enthusiasm
  4. 4. spirit
  5. 5. mood
  6. 6. expression
  7. 7. interest
  8. 8. CL:把[bǎ]
  9. 9. Taiwan pr. [jìng]

Words Containing 劲

没有劲头
méi yǒu jìn tóu

to have no strength

差劲
chà jìn

bad

劲力
jìn lì

force

劲直
jìng zhí

strong and upright

没劲
méi jìn

to have no strength

劲风
jìng fēng

strong wind

下死劲
xià sǐ jìn

to do one's utmost

较劲
jiào jìn

to match one's strength with

强劲
qiáng jìng

strong

不对劲
bù duì jìn

not in good condition

手劲
shǒu jìn

grip strength; hand strength

劲急
jìng jí

strong and swift

劲挺
jìng tǐng

strong

韧劲
rèn jìn

tenacity

劲爆
jìng bào

(coll.) awesome

心劲
xīn jìn

thoughts

劲射
jìng shè

power shot (e.g. in soccer)

起劲
qǐ jìn

energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic

使劲儿
shǐ jìn ér

Rearing

冲劲
chòng jìn

dynamism

费劲
fèi jìn

to require effort

来劲
lái jìn

(dialect) to be full of zeal

泄劲
xiè jìn

to lose heart

犯劲
fàn jìn

to become excited

劲拔
jìng bá

tall and straight

干劲
gàn jìn

enthusiasm for doing sth

犟劲
jiàng jìn

obstinacy

带劲
dài jìn

energetic; exciting; of interest

劲敌
jìng dí

formidable opponent

疾风劲草
jí fēng jìng cǎo

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)

劲草
jìng cǎo

tough upright grass

后劲
hòu jìn

energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity

着劲
zhuó jìn

to put effort into sth

对劲
duì jìn

suitable; to one's liking

狠劲
hěn jìn

to exert all one's force

不得劲
bù dé jìn

awkward

劲度系数
jìn dù xì shù

coefficient of restitution (in Hooke's law)

省劲
shěng jìn

to save labor

有劲
yǒu jìn

vigorous

Q劲
q jìn

springy mouthfeel

劲舞
jìng wǔ

to dance energetically

崭劲
zhǎn jìn

very hard-working

刚劲
gāng jìng

vigorous

劲烈
jìng liè

violent

钻劲
zuān jìn

application to the task

苍劲
cāng jìn

upright and strong

疾风知劲草,烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn

fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis

嚼劲
jiáo jìn

chewiness

劲旅
jìng lǚ

strong contingent

劲头
jìn tóu

enthusiasm

一个劲
yī gè jìn

continuously

醋劲
cù jìn

jealousy (in love)

疾风知劲草
jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo

lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds (idiom)

劲卒
jìng zú

a crack force

使劲
shǐ jìn

to exert all one's strength

清风劲节
qīng fēng jìng jié

pure and high-minded (idiom)

劲吹
jìng chuī

(of wind) to blow strongly

加劲
jiā jìn

to increase efforts

失去后劲
shī qù hòu jìn

to peter out

死劲
sǐ jìn

all one's strength

可劲
kě jìn

vigorously