Chinese word dictionary

较劲

jiàojìn · to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort

Practice word

Word information

Simplified较劲

Traditional較勁

Pinyinjiàojìn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

较jiào

to compare; relatively; more

劲jìn

strong, tough, unyielding; power, energy

How to learn 较劲

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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比较bǐjiào

to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison

较jiào

(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to; (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]

较为jiàowéi

comparatively; relatively; fairly

使劲shǐjìn

to exert all one's strength

有劲yǒujìn

vigorous; energetic; interesting; amusing

费劲fèijìn

to require effort; strenuous