Definition
后劲 describes the energy or effect that emerges after the initial phase of something. It has two main uses: (1) the stamina or resilience that shows up in the later stage of an activity or performance (e.g., an athlete's endurance, a wine's aftertaste), and (2) the delayed impact of an action, policy, or substance (e.g., a medicine's lasting effect). This is not about the first impression—it's about what happens later.
n
staying powerendurance (after initial effort)delayed effect (of a medicine, policy, or action)
Examples
- ，，。Zhè píng jiǔ hòu jìn hěn dà, hē de shíhou juéde hěn tián, dàn yíhuìr jiù shàng tóu le.This bottle of wine has a strong aftertaste — it tastes sweet when you drink it, but it goes to your head after a while.
- ，后劲，。Tā gāng kāishǐ pǎo de màn, dàn hòu jìn hěn zú, zuìhòu fǎn'ér chāoguò le duìshǒu.He ran slowly at first, but had great stamina and ended up surpassing his opponent.
- 后劲，。Zhè zhǒng yào de hòu jìn bǐjiào qiáng, kěnéng yào dào míngtiān cái wánquán jiàn xiào.This medicine has a fairly strong delayed effect; it may not fully kick in until tomorrow.
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