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

HSK 1

他学中文的劲头很大。

Tā xué Zhōngwén de jìntóu hěn dà.

He has great enthusiasm for learning Chinese.

HSK 6

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