劲 jìn
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
劲头
jìntóu
enthusiasm; drive; momentum
Characters in this word
头 tóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
- Made of
- ⺀ ice 大 big, great, vast, high, deep
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 政策试点初期，基层干部的劲头很足，但配套资源明显不足。 Zhèngcè shìdiǎn chūqī, jīcéng gànbù de jìntóu hěn zú, dàn pèitào zīyuán míngxiǎn bùzú. At the beginning of the policy pilot, grassroots officials had plenty of enthusiasm, but supporting resources were clearly insufficient.
- 他干活的劲头特别足，一天就搬完了所有的箱子。 Tā gàn huó de jìntóu tèbié zú, yì tiān jiù bān wán le suǒyǒu de xiāngzi. He works with such drive that he moved all the boxes in a single day.
- 孩子们学游泳的劲头很大，天天都要去泳池。 Háizimen xué yóuyǒng de jìntóu hěn dà, tiāntiān dōu yào qù yǒngchí. The children are very keen on learning to swim and want to go to the pool every day.
Related words
- 使劲 shǐjìn to use strength; to try hard
- 有劲儿 yǒujìnr strong; full of energy
- 有劲 yǒujìn energetic, vigorous; to be strong
- 费劲 fèijìn to take effort; strenuous
- 干劲 gànjìn enthusiasm; drive; vigour
- 较劲 jiàojìn to compete stubbornly; to be unwilling to yield
- 劲 jìn strength; vigour; drive
- 没劲 méijìn boring; listless; to lack energy
- 起劲 qǐjìn enthusiastic; vigorously; with gusto
- 强劲 qiángjìng strong; powerful; robust
- 点头 diǎntóu to nod
- 里头 lǐtou inside