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使劲

shǐ jìn · shi jin

Traditional 使勁

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Meaning

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  1. to exert all one's strength
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The stuck bottle

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)瓶子(píngzi)打不开(dǎbùkāi)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)使劲(shǐjìn)了(le)。

    This bottle will not open. I already pushed with all my strength.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)来(lái)，我(wǒ)使劲(shǐjìn)拧(níng)。

    Let me. I will twist with all my strength.

  3. Dengdeng

    怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    How is it?

  4. Liangliang

    还是(háishi)打不开(dǎbùkāi)，你(nǐ)再(zài)给(gěi)我(wǒ)一点(yīdiǎn)时间(shíjiān)。

    Still will not open. Give me a little more time.

  5. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)两个(liǎnggè)一起(yīqǐ)使劲(shǐjìn)吧(ba)。

    Let us both use all our strength together.

  6. Liangliang

    一(yī)、二(èr)、三(sān)！哇(wa)，水(shuǐ)都(dōu)洒(sǎ)了(le)。

    One, two, three! Wow, the water all spilled.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

啄(zhuó)木(mù)鸟(niǎo)正(zhèng)在(zài)使(shǐ)劲(jìn)地(de)啄(zhuó)树(shù)干(gàn)。

The woodpecker is pecking the tree trunk vigorously.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)使(shǐ)劲(jìn)推(tuī)门(mén)，可(kě)是(shì)门(mén)还(hái)是(shi)打(dǎ)不(bu)开(kāi)。

He pushed the door with all his strength, but it still wouldn't open.

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