勁
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jìn · strong, tough, unyielding

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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 勁

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Example sentences

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Hǎi míng wēi de xiě zuò fēng gé hěn chà jìn.海明威的寫作風格很差勁。

Hemingway had a poor writing style.

Source: Tatoeba #793344 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bùxíng, jīn tiān bù zhī wéi hé méi yǒu gàn jìn.不行,今天不知為何沒有幹勁。

It's useless, I'm not motivated today for some reason.

Source: Tatoeba #13108752 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shá yě bú duì jìn ér.啥也不對勁兒。

Nothing feels right.

Source: Tatoeba #11455620 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Děng děng, bié zài wǎng qián zǒu le. zhè lǐ gǎn jué yǒu diǎn bú duì jìn.等等,別再往前走了。這裡感覺有點不對勁。

Wait, don't go any further. Something feels off here.

Source: Tatoeba #13844453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí gè chà jìn de chú shī hé xià dú zhě wéiyī de bù tóng zài wū tā mén de yì tú.一個差勁的廚師和下毒者唯一的不同在於他們的意圖。

The only difference between a bad cook and a poisoner is the intent.

Source: Tatoeba #727906 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè gè jī qì yí dìng yǒu shén mó dì fāng bú duì jìn.這個機器一定有什麼地方不對勁。

Something must be wrong with the machinery.

Source: Tatoeba #772168 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 勁 in context

  1. Say jìn, then recall the core meaning: strong, tough, unyielding.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 勁 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.