HSK 6 · Emotions

津津有味 jīnjīnyǒuwèi “with relish” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 津津有味 means

  1. with relish
  2. with great interest
  3. with keen interest (idiom)
  4. with great pleasure
  5. with gusto
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • eagerly

How to say 津津有味

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale津jīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale津jīn1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale有yǒu3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale味wèi4th tone, falling

津津有味 in a sentence

  1. 那场演讲很长，但我却听得津津有味。

    Nà chǎng yǎnjiǎng hěn cháng, dàn wǒ què tīng de jīnjīnyǒuwèi.

    The lecture was very long, but I listened with great interest.

    Sentence #424894 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 津津有味 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 津 (jīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
津jīnsaliva
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 聿brush · yùSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 聿 (yù) hints at the sound. Compare it with jīn.

The character 津 (jīn) with each of its parts in a different colour
津jīnsaliva
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 聿brush · yùSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 聿 (yù) hints at the sound. Compare it with jīn.

The character 有 (yǒu) drawn as one shape
有yǒuto have; there is

有 is a single shape of 6 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidA hand holding a piece of meat 月: to have.

The character 味 (wèi) with each of its parts in a different colour
味wèitaste
  • 口mouth · kǒuMeaning part
  • 未part of the characterSound part

How to write 津津有味

津 9 strokes · 有 6 strokes · 味 8 strokes

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津津有味 (jīnjīnyǒuwèi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 津津有味 (jīnjīnyǒuwèi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 津津有味

Words with 有

有yǒu · to have没有méiyǒu · not to have有的yǒude · (there are) some (who are…)有些yǒuxiē · some有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly有时yǒushí · sometimes有意思yǒuyìsi · interesting有名yǒumíng · famous只有zhǐyǒu · only有人yǒurén · someone

Words with 味

味道wèidao · flavour口味kǒuwèi · taste风味fēngwèi · local flavour滋味zīwèi · taste趣味qùwèi · interest气味qìwèi · smell意味着yìwèizhe · to mean

More words: Emotions & Attitudes

计较jìjiào · to fuss over惊奇jīngqí · surprised警惕jǐngtì · to be vigilant惊讶jīngyà · surprised急切jíqiè · eager激情jīqíng · passion寄托jìtuō · to place (hopes) on急于求成jíyúqiúchéng · too eager for success

FAQs

津津有味 (jīnjīnyǒuwèi) means “with relish” or “with great interest”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it jīnjīnyǒuwèi: jīn with a 1st tone, then jīn with a 1st tone, then yǒu with a 3rd tone, then wèi with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 津津有味 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jinjinyouwei with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 津津有味 from the suggestions. Typing jinjinyouwei into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
津津有味 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.