# 劲头 (jìntóu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 劲头 (jìntóu) means “enthusiasm; drive; vigor”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: enthusiasm; drive; vigor
- Pinyin: jìntóu (jin4 tou2)
- Traditional: 勁頭
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 年轻人干活很有劲头。
  Niánqīngrén gànhuó hěn yǒu jìntóu.
  The young people are working with great enthusiasm.

## Characters

- 劲 (jìn): strength; energy
- [头](https://hanziro.com/word/tou-head/) (tóu): head; top

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-tou-enthusiasm/

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