津 jīn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 聿 writing brush, pencil
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
津津有味
jīnjīnyǒuwèi
with great interest; with relish
Characters in this word
有 yǒu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- Made of
- 𠂇 hand 月 moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
味 wèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 孩子们津津有味地听爷爷讲老故事。 Háizimen jīnjīnyǒuwèi de tīng yéye jiǎng lǎo gùshi. The children listened with great interest as grandpa told old stories.
- 他津津有味地吃着奶奶做的饺子，一口气吃了二十个。 Tā jīnjīnyǒuwèi de chī zhe nǎinai zuò de jiǎozi, yìkǒuqì chī le èrshí ge. He ate the dumplings grandma had made with relish, finishing twenty in one go.
- 她坐在窗边津津有味地看着一本小说。 Tā zuò zài chuāng biān jīnjīnyǒuwèi de kàn zhe yì běn xiǎoshuō. She sat by the window reading a novel with great absorption.
Related words
- 还有 háiyǒu there is still; and also
- 没有 méiyǒu not have, there is no; did not
- 有 yǒu to have; there is
- 有的 yǒude some
- 有名 yǒumíng famous, well-known
- 有时候 yǒushíhou sometimes
- 有些 yǒuxiē some; somewhat
- 有用 yǒuyòng useful
- 所有 suǒyǒu all
- 有空儿 yǒukòngr to be free
- 有人 yǒurén someone; there is someone
- 有点儿 yǒudiǎnr a little