后劲 (hòu jìn) — staying power, endurance (after initial effort); delayed effect (of a medicine, policy, or action)

Definition

Examples

• 这瓶酒后劲很大，喝的时候觉得很甜，但一会儿就上头了。
  Zhè píng jiǔ hòu jìn hěn dà, hē de shí hou jué de hěn tián, dàn yí huì r jiù shàng tóu le.
  This bottle of wine has a strong aftertaste — it tastes sweet when you drink it, but it goes to your head after a while.
• 他刚开始跑得慢，但后劲很足，最后反而超过了对手。
  Tā gāng kāi shǐ pǎo de màn, dàn hòu jìn hěn zú, zuì hòu fǎn ér chāo guò le duì shǒu.
  He ran slowly at first, but had great stamina and ended up surpassing his opponent.
• 这种药的后劲比较强，可能要到明天才完全见效。
  Zhè zhǒng yào de hòu jìn bǐ jiào qiáng, kě néng yào dào míng tiān cái wán quán jiàn xiào.
  This medicine has a fairly strong delayed effect; it may not fully kick in until tomorrow.