来劲 (lái jìn) — (informal, positive) full of energy; enthusiastic; in high spirits; (informal, negative, used in commands) to bother, tease, or provoke someone; to be a nuisance
Definition
Colloquial adjective with two opposite shades: positively, 'full of energy, on a roll'; in the negative (别来劲了), it means 'stop messing around / being a nuisance'. The negative sense is often sarcastic, telling someone to cool it.
adjective
(informal, positive) full of energyenthusiasticin high spirits(informal, negative, used in commands) to botherteaseor provoke someoneto be a nuisance
Examples
- 来劲，。Tā jīn tiān tè bié lái jìn, gān qǐ huó lái fēi kuài.He's really full of energy today and works super fast.
- 来劲，。Nǐ bié lái jìn le, wǒ zài máng zhèng shì ne.Stop bothering me — I'm busy with real work.
- 来劲，。Zhè ge yóu xì tài lái jìn le, wán dé tíng bú xià lái.This game is so exciting, I can't stop playing.
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