# 起劲 (qǐjìn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 起劲 (qǐjìn) means “enthusiastic; energetic”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: enthusiastic; energetic
- Pinyin: qǐjìn (qi3 jin4)
- Traditional: 起勁
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 大家聊得非常起劲。
  Dàjiā liáo de fēicháng qǐjìn.
  Everyone was chatting very enthusiastically.

## Characters

- [起](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-get-up/) (qǐ): to get up; to rise
- 劲 (jìn): strength; energy

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-jin-enthusiastic/

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