劲头

勁頭

jìntóu

noun HSK 7-9 #25,489

Measure Word

一股劲头 gǔ

Meanings

1 enthusiasm
2 vigor
3 drive

Characters

strength; energy

Examples

他学中文的劲头很大。

Tā xué Zhōngwén de jìntóu hěn dà.

He has great enthusiasm for learning Chinese.

大家干活的劲头越来越足了。

Dàjiā gànhuó de jìntóu yuèláiyuè zú le.

Everyone's enthusiasm for work is getting stronger.

Tips

memory

劲 (strength/energy) + 头 (head/aspect) - the 'head' of your energy, your driving force.

Stroke Order

劲 jìn

头 tóu