较劲儿 Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 较劲 (較勁) jiàojìn clash verb to set oneself against someone or to be deliberately difficult and disobliging 我不知道他为什么总是跟我较劲，处处找我麻烦。 wǒ bù zhīdào tā wèishénme zǒngshì gēn wǒ jiàojìn, chùchù zhǎo wǒ máfan. I don't know why he's always picking a fight with me and making things difficult for me. compete verb to match one's strength with others or to be in competition 这两个企业为了市场份额一直在暗中较劲。 zhè liǎng gè qǐyè wèi le shìchǎng fèn'é yīzhí zài ànzhōng jiàojìn. These two companies have been secretly competing for market share. exert effort verb to make a special effort or put extra strength into a task 为了搬动这块沉重的大石头，他浑身都在较劲。 wèile bāndòng zhè kuài chénzhòng de dà shítou, tā húnshēn dōu zài jiàojìn. He was exerting all his strength to move the heavy rock.
较劲 (較勁) jiàojìn clash verb to set oneself against someone or to be deliberately difficult and disobliging 我不知道他为什么总是跟我较劲，处处找我麻烦。 wǒ bù zhīdào tā wèishénme zǒngshì gēn wǒ jiàojìn, chùchù zhǎo wǒ máfan. I don't know why he's always picking a fight with me and making things difficult for me. compete verb to match one's strength with others or to be in competition 这两个企业为了市场份额一直在暗中较劲。 zhè liǎng gè qǐyè wèi le shìchǎng fèn'é yīzhí zài ànzhōng jiàojìn. These two companies have been secretly competing for market share. exert effort verb to make a special effort or put extra strength into a task 为了搬动这块沉重的大石头，他浑身都在较劲。 wèile bāndòng zhè kuài chénzhòng de dà shítou, tā húnshēn dōu zài jiàojìn. He was exerting all his strength to move the heavy rock.
