干劲 gànjìn enthusiasm for doing something
How to remember 干劲: 干 do + 劲 strong = enthusiasm for doing something.
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- Drive / enthusiasm and energy for doing something - 大家干劲十足 (dàjiā gànjìn shízú) everyone is full of drive.
- Frames: 干劲十足, 鼓足干劲, 干劲儿 (with erhua in speech). About motivated energy poured into work.
- 干 reads gàn (to work) here, and 劲 reads jìn. Contrast 劲头 (jìntóu), a close synonym for vigor/gusto; 干劲 specifically ties that energy to working hard.