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Chinese dictionary
v.exert all one's strength; make efforts; put in energy
使劲干活
work hard
使劲划桨
row with all one's might
他用尽全力使劲把球扔了出去。
He threw the ball with all his strength.
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Word usage
- Separable word"使" and "劲" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
大家伙儿使点儿劲，加油！
Everybody, try harder! Come on!
我右手使不上劲儿。
I lost strength in my right hand.
我使了半天劲也没把车推上坡去。
Even after all that effort, I didn't push the car up the hill..