使劲
HSK 4 (2021)
使劲 (shǐjìn) · to use force
使劲 (shǐjìn) means “to use force; to make an effort”. It is written with 2 characters: 使 (to make) + 劲 (strong). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 使劲 is built
The characters
使 shǐ · to make
What 使 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 吏lì — government official
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 又yòu — (once) again
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丈zhàng — gentleman
Origin hint: A person 亻 working for the government 吏 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
劲 jìn · strong
What 劲 is made of
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: strength (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他使劲推开了门。Tā shǐjìn tuī kāi le mén.He pushed the door open with all his strength.
再使劲一点！Zài shǐjìn yīdiǎn!Push a little harder!
Questions about 使劲
What does 使劲 mean?
使劲 (shǐjìn) means “to use force; to make an effort”.
How do you pronounce 使劲?
使劲 is pronounced shǐjìn.
Which HSK level is 使劲?
使劲 is in HSK 4 (2021).
Related words
- 使用shǐyòngto use
- 大使馆dàshǐguǎnembassy
- 促使cùshǐto prompt
- 即使jíshǐeven if
- 使劲儿shǐjìnrto exert oneself
- 使命shǐmìngmission
- 致使zhìshǐto cause
- 使馆shǐguǎnembassy
- 使shǐto make
- 有劲儿yǒujìnrstrong
Learn 使劲 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.