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起劲 (qǐ jìn): Energetic (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

起劲 consists of 2 characters.

to rise, to get up, to start

strength, energy, force

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

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Pinyinqǐ jìn

MeaningEnergetic

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word起劲

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 起劲.

Words with 起

对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
一起yì qǐHSK 2
起床qǐ chuángHSK 2
起来qǐ laiHSK 3
起飞qǐ fēiHSK 3
引起yǐn qǐHSK 4
起到qǐ dàoHSK 4
发起fā qǐHSK 5

Words with 劲

使劲儿shǐ jìn erHSK 5
使劲shǐ jìnHSK 6
干劲gàn jìnHSK 6
有劲yǒu jìnHSK 6
劲头jìn tóuHSK 7-9
强劲qiáng jìnHSK 7-9
没劲méi jìnHSK 7-9
费劲

fèi jìn

HSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 起劲 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 起劲 with other words naturally.

Idiomwith越...越...

yuè越

shuō说

yuè越

qǐ起

jìn劲

neutral

get more and more enthusiastic while talking

Adverb + Verbwith鼓掌

qǐ起

jìn劲

de地

gǔ鼓

zhǎng掌

Verb + Complement

gàn干

de得

hěn很

qǐ起

jìn劲

4.

Example Sentences with 起劲

tā他

wán玩

dé得

hěn很

qǐ起

jìn劲

。

neutral

applaud vigorously

neutral

work with great enthusiasm

wán玩

de得

qǐ起

jìn劲

informalSpoken

play enthusiastically

He is playing with great enthusiasm.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

gōng工

zuò作

fán繁

zhòng重

，

tā他

yī依

rán然

qǐ起

jìn劲

dì地

tuī推

jìn进

zhe着

xīn新

xiàng项

mù目

。

Despite the heavy workload, he is still energetically pushing forward with the new project.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

duì对

zhè这

xiàng项

kū枯

zào燥

de的

rèn任

wu务

rú如

cǐ此

qǐ起

jìn劲

？

Why are you so energetic about this tedious task?

hái孩

zi子

men们

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

qǐ起

jìn劲

dì地

tī踢

zú足

qiú球

。

The children are playing soccer energetically in the park.

tā他

jīn今

tiān天

sì似

hū乎

bú不

tài太

qǐ起

jìn劲

，

kě可

néng能

shì是

zuó昨

wǎn晚

méi没

xiū休

xi息

hǎo好

。

He doesn't seem very energetic today, probably because he didn't rest well last night.

dà大

jiā家

tǎo讨

lùn论

dé得

zhèng正

qǐ起

jìn劲

shí时

，

tū突

rán然

bèi被

yí一

gè个

diàn电

huà话

dǎ打

duàn断

le了

。

Just as everyone was discussing energetically, they were suddenly interrupted by a phone call.

tā她

qǐ起

jìn劲

dì地

xué学

xí习

hàn汉

yǔ语

，

měi每

tiān天

liàn练

xí习

liǎng两

gè个

xiǎo小

shí时

。

She studies Chinese diligently, practicing for two hours every day.

zhōu周

mò末

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

péng朋

yǒu友

men们

qǐ起

jìn劲

dì地

fēn分

xiǎng享

zhe着

gè各

zì自

de的

lǚ旅

xíng行

qù趣

wén闻

。

At the weekend gathering, friends energetically shared their respective travel anecdotes.