起劲 (起勁)
qǐ jìn
Pinyin

Definition

起劲 (起勁)
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qǐ jìn
  1. vigorously
  2. energetically
  3. enthusiastically

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一起
yī qǐ
  1. 1 in the same place
  2. 2 together
  3. 3 with
  4. 4 altogether (in total)
在一起
zài yī qǐ
  1. 1 together
发起
fā qǐ
  1. 1 to originate
  2. 2 to initiate
  3. 3 to launch (an attack, an initiative etc)
  4. 4 to start
  5. 5 to propose sth (for the first time)
起
qǐ
  1. 1 to rise
  2. 2 to raise
  3. 3 to get up
  4. 4 to set out
  5. 5 to start
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to launch
  8. 8 to initiate (action)
  9. 9 to draft
  10. 10 to establish
  11. 11 to get (from a depot or counter)
  12. 12 verb suffix, to start
  13. 13 starting from (a time, place, price etc)
  14. 14 classifier for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
  15. 15 classifier for groups: batch, group
起来
qǐ lai
  1. 1 to stand up
  2. 2 to get up
  3. 3 also pr. [qǐ lái]

Idioms (20)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
一病不起
yī bìng bù qǐ
  1. 1 to fall gravely ill, never to recover (idiom)
事不关己，高高挂起
shì bù guān jǐ , gāo gāo guà qǐ
  1. 1 to feel unconcerned and let matters rest (idiom)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
勤俭起家
qín jiǎn qǐ jiā
  1. 1 to rise up by thrift and hard work (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这不是瞎起劲，我们有这个社会责任。
zhè bù shì xiā qǐjìn ，wǒmen yǒu zhè ge shèhuì zérèn 。
This isn't just ''getting worked up." We have a social responsibility.
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女娲见新方法奏了效，越洒越起劲。不一会儿，大地上就布满了人。
Nǚwā jiàn xīn fāngfǎ zòu le xiào ，yuè sǎ yuè qǐjìn 。bùyīhuìr ，dàdì shang jiù bùmǎn le rén 。
Seeing the success of her new method, Nu Wa became more elated as sprinkled more mud upon the ground. In a short while the whole earth was covered with people.
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四个女孩子造型，风格各异。不用说，肯定是四大美女。怪不得看得那么起劲，我看你都快看出鼻血来了。
sì ge nǚháizi zàoxíng ，fēnggé gèyì 。bùyòngshuō ，kěndìng shì sìdàměinǚ 。guàibude kàn de nàme qǐjìnr ，wǒ kàn nǐ dōu kuài kàn chū bíxiě lái le 。
Four women each with their own distinctive styles. You don't need to tell me: these are definitely the Four Great Beauties. No wonder you're so engrossed in them. You look like your nose is about to start bleeding.
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