起劲 meaning in English

qǐjìn

energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 起勁17 strokes

Meaning of 起劲

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

qǐjìn
  1. energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic

Stroke order for each character

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起 qǐ · to rise · 10 strokes

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劲 jìn · strong · 7 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 起劲.

一起yīqǐ(in) the same place; together; in company (with)
起来qǐláito stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]
对不起duìbuqǐI'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint
起床qǐchuángto get out of bed; to get up
想起xiǎngqǐto recall; to think of
起飞qǐfēi(of an aircraft or rocket) to take off; to lift off; (fig.) (of an enterprise etc) to star
看起来kàn qǐláiseemingly; apparently; looks as if; appears to be; gives the impression that; seems on the
了不起liǎobuqǐamazing; terrific
引起yǐnqǐto give rise to; to lead to; to cause; to arouse
使劲shǐjìnto exert all one's strength
看不起kànbuqǐto look down upon; to despise
有劲儿yǒujìnr

Questions about 起劲

What does 起劲 mean?

起劲 (qǐjìn) means "energetic; vigorous; enthusiastic" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 起劲?

起劲 is made of 2 characters: 起 (10 strokes), 劲 (7 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 起劲 an HSK word?

Yes. 起劲 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 起劲 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 起劲 is written 起勁.