Definition
松劲 means to relax one's efforts, slack off, or ease up. It is a separable verb (离合词): the verb 松 and the noun 劲 can be split by aspect markers (了, 过) or modifiers (一点). For example, 松了劲 means 'has slackened' and 松点劲 means 'ease up a bit'. You often hear it in negative imperatives telling someone not to give up or not to let their focus drop.
v
to slack offto relax one's efforts
Examples
- ，松劲。Bǐsài hái méi jiéshù, wǒmen bù néng sōng jìn.The match isn't over yet — we can't slack off.
- 松劲，。Tā gōngzuò yí sōng jìn, jìndù jiù màn le.As soon as he slacks off at work, progress slows down.
- 松劲，。Xué wàiyǔ yídàn sōng le sōng jìn, jiù hěn nán zài jìnbù le.Once you relax your efforts in learning a language, it's hard to make progress again.
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