用劲 (yòng jìn) — to use strength, to exert effort

Definição

Verb-object phrase meaning to exert effort or put in strength. 劲 can also stand alone as a noun ('effort, strength') in 用了很大的劲.

verb

to use strengthto exert effort

用劲。
Tā yí yòng jìn jiù bǎ shí tou bān qǐ lái le.
As soon as he exerted his strength, he lifted the stone.
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Wèi le dǎ kāi zhè shàn mén, wǒ yòng le hěn dà de jìn.
To open this door, I used a lot of effort.
用劲，。
Dà jiā zài yòng jìn yí xià, mǎ shàng jiù dào le.
Everyone, put in a bit more effort — we're almost there.