干 gān
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 十 — ten, tenth
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
干劲
gànjìn
enthusiasm; drive; vigour
Characters in this word
劲 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 团队刚拿到第一笔订单，所有人都显得干劲十足。 Tuánduì gāng ná dào dì yī bǐ dìngdān, suǒyǒu rén dōu xiǎn de gànjìn shízú. The team had just received its first order, and everyone seemed full of drive.
- 虽然工作很累，但大家干劲十足，都想早点完成。 Suīrán gōngzuò hěn lèi, dàn dàjiā gànjìn shízú, dōu xiǎng zǎodiǎn wánchéng. Although the work is tiring, everyone is full of drive and wants to finish early.
- 他今天特别有干劲，一上午就把活儿干完了。 Tā jīntiān tèbié yǒu gànjìn, yí shàngwǔ jiù bǎ huór gàn wán le. He is full of energy today and finished the job in one morning.