使劲 (shǐ jìn) — to exert effort, to use all one's strength; to try hard
Definition
使劲 stresses physical force — pushing, pulling, straining with the body. 努力 and 尽力 are about willpower on tasks; 用力 is closer but more about a single forceful action than sustained effort.
verb
to exert effortto use all one's strengthto try hard
Examples
- 。Tā shǐ le hěn dà de jìn cái bǎ mén tuī kāi.He exerted a lot of effort to push the door open.
- ，使劲。Jiā yóu, zán men zài shǐ jìn pǎo yí huì r.Come on, let's run harder for a bit.
- 使劲，。Bié shǐ jìn le, zhè yàng róng yì shāng dào zì jǐ.Don't strain — you might hurt yourself.
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