勁 (ging6 ging3 | jing4 jin4) : strong; strength; extremely

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勁

ging6 ging3

jing4 jin4

[粵] ging6/3 [國] jing4
[adj] strong; powerful; vigorous; sturdy

[粵] ging6/3 [國] jin4
[1] [n] strength; energy; might
[2] [n] vigour; spirit; drive; zeal
[3] [n] interest; fun; relish

[粵] ging6/3 -- Cantonese only
[adv] extremely; impressively; seriously

ging6 is the standard pronunciation; ging3 is the variant.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 9

Level: 2

Radical: 力 (#19)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

勁 / 劲

This word has been viewed 16812 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Feb 2015 03:08

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來勁 loi4 ging3 lai2 jin4 = enthusiastic; in high spirits; thrilling; exhilarating; invigorating; tease; jest with; annoy 國

使勁 si2/sai2 ging6 shi3 jin4 = to exert all of one's strength

一個勁兒 jat1 go3 ging6 ji4 yi1 ge4 jinr4 = persistently 國

勁頭 ging6 tau4 jin4 tou2 = enthusiasm; eagerness; strength; energy; vigour; spirit; drive; zeal

起勁 hei2 ging6 qi3 jin4 = enthusiastically; vigorously; energetically

帶勁 daai3 ging6 dai4 jin4 = exciting; energetic

幹勁 gon3 ging6 gan4 jing4 = vigour; energy; dynamism; enthusiasm

勁玩 ging6 waan4*2 jin4 wan2 = to have lots of fun

夠勁 gau3 ging6 = strong

不對勁 bat1 deoi3 ging6 bu4 dui4 jin4 = not in good condition 國
See all 34 compounds (CantoDict reports 33 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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超低能，勁搞笑粵
It's extremely stupid, but I'll laugh it off.

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