使
劲

To exert all one's strength in Chinese: 使劲 (shǐ jìn)

shǐ jìn

to exert all one's strength

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 使勁1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to exert all one's strength

Stroke order

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使
劲

Zhuyin

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ㄕˇ

shǐ

ㄕ/ shˇ/ third tone

ㄐㄧㄣˋ

jìn

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

使劲

Simplified

使勁

Traditional

Example sentences

See 使劲 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他使劲把门推开了。

    tā shǐ jìn bǎ mén tuī kāi le。

    He pushed the door open with all his strength.

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Related words

使

shǐ

to make

即使

jí shǐ

even if

使用

shǐ yòng

to use

促使

cù shǐ

to induce

使得

shǐ de

usable

大使

dà shǐ

ambassador

费劲

fèi jìn

to require effort

假使

jiǎ shǐ

if

较劲

jiào jìn

to match one's strength with

劲头

jìn tóu

enthusiasm

没劲

méi jìn

to have no strength

迫使

pò shǐ

to force

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