put in more effort; work harder
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to increase effort; to put in more energy
informalCommon in spoken Chinese, often used in imperative sentences or suggestions to encourage someone to work harder. The 儿 (r) suffix is optional in casual speech.
Wǒ我
men们
děi得
jiā加
jìn劲
r儿
，
bù不
rán然
jiù就
wán完
bù不
chéng成
rèn任
wu务
le了
。
We have to put in more effort, or we won't be able to complete the task.
Zài再
jiā加
bǎ把
jìn劲
r儿
，
mǎ马
shàng上
jiù就
dào到
shān山
dǐng顶
le了
！
Put in a bit more effort, we'll reach the mountaintop soon!
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Dà大
jiā家
jiā加
jìn劲
r儿
gàn干
，
zhēng争
qǔ取
tí提
qián前
xià下
bān班
。
Everyone, work harder so we can get off work early.