使劲

shǐ jìn · shi jin

Traditional 使勁

Meaning

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  1. to exert all one's strength

In a sentence

2 examples
01

啄(zhuó)木(mù)鸟(niǎo)正(zhèng)在(zài)使(shǐ)劲(jìn)地(de)啄(zhuó)树(shù)干(gàn)。

The woodpecker is pecking the tree trunk vigorously.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Solana · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)使(shǐ)劲(jìn)推(tuī)门(mén),可(kě)是(shì)门(mén)还(hái)是(shi)打(dǎ)不(bu)开(kāi)。

He pushed the door with all his strength, but it still wouldn't open.

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