| 猛劲儿 | měng jìnr | to dash; to put on a spurt; to redouble efforts |
| 疾风劲草 | jí fēng jìng cǎo | the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister; to show one's true colors after a stern test |
| 疾风知劲草 | jí fēng zhī jìng cǎo | the storm put strong grass to the test (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister; to show one's true colors after a stern test; also written 疾风劲草 |
疾风知劲草，
烈火见真金 | jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo ,
liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn | the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister; to show one's true colors after a stern test |
| 省劲 | shěng jìn | to save labor; to save effort |
| 省劲儿 | shěng jìnr | erhua variant of 省劲, to save labor; to save effort |
| 着劲儿 | zhuó jìnr | to put effort into sth; to try really hard |
| 苍劲 | cāng jìn | bold; upright and strong; vigorous; forceful (brush strokes); sureness of touch |
| 费劲儿 | fèi jìnr | to require effort; strenuous |
| 较劲 | jiào jìn | to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort |
| 较劲儿 | jiào jìnr | erhua variant of 较劲, to match one's strength with; to compete; more competitive; to set oneself against sb; disobliging; to make a special effort |
| 铆劲儿 | mǎo jìnr | to make an all-out effort |
| 钻劲 | zuān jìn | to study enthusiastically |
| 钻劲儿 | zuān jìnr | erhua variant of 钻劲, to study enthusiastically |
| 使劲儿 | shǐ jìnr | to exert all one's strength |
