用劲

用勁

yòngjìn

verb #27,885

Meanings

1 to exert force
2 to use strength
3 to put in effort

Characters

to use; to apply

strength; force; energy

Examples

用劲推这扇门，它卡住了。

Yòng jìn tuī zhè shàn mén, tā kǎ zhù le.

Push hard on this door — it's stuck.

他使劲用劲，终于把石头搬开了。

Tā shǐjìn yòng jìn, zhōngyú bǎ shítou bān kāi le.

He exerted all his strength and finally moved the stone.

Tips

usage

用劲 is a colloquial way to say 'use force/strength'. It often appears as a command ('用劲！' = 'Push/pull hard!') in physical situations. It can also describe mental effort in informal speech.

Stroke Order

用 yòng

劲 jìn