津津有味 (jīn jīn yǒu wèi) — with keen interest, with great pleasure, with relish
Definition
A chengyu describing how someone does something with keen enjoyment — eating, listening, reading. Pairs with 地 before a verb, like an adverb.
phrase
with keen interestwith great pleasurewith relish
Examples
- 津津有味。Tā zuò zài shā fā shàng jīn jīn yǒu wèi dì kàn diàn yǐng.He sat on the sofa and watched the movie with great interest.
- 津津有味。Hái zi men jīn jīn yǒu wèi dì tīng yé ye jiǎng guò qù de gù shi.The children listened to grandpa tell stories of the past with keen interest.
- 津津有味，。Tā jīn jīn yǒu wèi dì chī wán le zhěng wǎn miàn, lián tāng dōu hē guāng le.She ate the entire bowl of noodles with relish, even drinking up all the soup.
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