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使劲儿 (shǐ jìn er): Exert all one's strength (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 5
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使 • shǐ • to send (someone); cause • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
shǐ使

to send (someone); cause

劲 • jìn • strength, energy, force
jìn劲

strength, energy, force

儿 • er • child, son
er儿

child, son

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Pinyinshǐ jìn er
Meaningexert all one's strength
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HSK 5 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 使劲儿.

  • 不耐烦bú nài fánimpatient
  • 宝贝bǎo bèitreasure; baby
  • 辞职cí zhíto resign; hand in one's resignation
  • 采取cǎi qǔto carry out; adopt; take
  • 等于děng yúequal to; equivalent to; be worth
  • 打交道dǎ jiāo dàomake contact with; have dealings with
  • 成熟chéng shúmature
  • 产品chǎn pǐnproduct
  • 比例bǐ lìscale; proportion; ratio
  • 表明biǎo míngmake known; state clearly; indicate
  • 单纯dān chúnsimple; pure; alone
  • 待遇dài yùtreatment
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 使劲儿.

Words with 使
  • 使用shǐ yònguse
  • 使馆shǐ guǎnembassy; consulate
  • 即使jí shǐeven if
  • 大使馆
dà shǐ guǎn
embassy
  • 使得shǐ deusable
  • 促使cù shǐprecipitate; impel; to urge
  • 使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength
  • 使命shǐ mìngmission
    • Words with 劲
    • 使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength
    • 干劲gàn jìndrive; vigour; enthusiasm
    • 有劲yǒu jìnenergetic; strong; interesting
    • 劲头jìn tóuMomentum / vigour
    • 强劲qiáng jìngStrong / Powerful
    • 没劲méi jìndull / uninspiring
    • 费劲fèi jìnStrenuous
    • 起劲qǐ jìnEnergetic
    Words with 儿
    • 儿子ér zison
    • 哪儿nǎ erwhere?
    • 女儿nǚ érdaughter
    • 这儿zhè rhere
    • 那儿nà rthere
    • 一点儿yī diǎn era bit
    • 好玩儿hǎo wán rfun; interesting; amusing
    • 有点儿yǒu diǎn rslightly
    4.

    How to Use 使劲儿 in Sentences

    Verb + Objectwith把
    shǐ使
    bǎ把
    jìn劲
    er儿
    informalSpoken
    make an effort
    Verb + Complement
    shǐ使
    bù不
    shàng上
    jìn劲
    er儿
    5.

    Example Sentences with 使劲儿

    tā他
    shǐ使
    jìn劲
    ér儿
    tuī推
    mén门
    informal
    Spoken
    unable to exert force
    shǐ使
    jìn劲
    er儿
    hǎn喊
    informalSpoken
    shout loudly
    shǐ使
    jìn劲
    er儿
    tuī推
    informalSpoken
    push hard
    。
    He pushes the door hard.
    tā他
    shǐ使
    jìn劲
    er儿
    tuī推
    kāi开
    le了
    nà那
    shàn扇
    chén沉
    zhòng重
    de的
    mén门
    。
    He exerted all his strength to push open that heavy door.
    jǐn尽
    guǎn管
    tā他
    shǐ使
    jìn劲
    ér儿
    jiě解
    shì释
    ，
    duì对
    fāng方
    yī依
    rán然
    gù固
    zhi执
    jǐ己
    jiàn见
    。
    Although he tried his best to explain, the other party remained stubborn.
    nǐ你
    gāng刚
    cái才
    wèi为
    shén什
    me么
    nà那
    me么
    shǐ使
    jìn劲
    ér儿
    dì地
    yáo摇
    tóu头
    ？
    Why did you shake your head so hard just now?
    zài在
    tán谈
    pàn判
    zhōng中
    ，
    bú不
    bì必
    yì一
    kāi开
    shǐ始
    jiù就
    shǐ使
    jìn劲
    ér儿
    shī施
    yā压
    。
    In negotiations, there's no need to exert maximum pressure from the very beginning.