# 较劲 (jiàojìn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 较劲 (jiàojìn) means “to compete stubbornly; to vie”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to compete stubbornly; to vie
- Pinyin: jiàojìn (jiao4 jin4)
- Traditional: 較勁
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 没必要为这种小事较劲。
  Méi bìyào wèi zhèzhǒng xiǎoshì jiàojìn.
  There is no need to stubbornly compete over trivial things.

## Characters

- [较](https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-relatively/) (jiào): relatively; rather
- 劲 (jìn): strength; energy

https://hanziro.com/word/jiao-jin-compete-stubbornly/

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