津津有味jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest
津津有味 (jīn jīn yǒu wèi) means with keen interest or with great pleasure. Speakers use it when someone reads, listens or eats and clearly enjoys it, such as children listening to a story, a person eating food that their mother made, or someone reading a novel.
What does 津津有味 mean?
- 1.
with keen interestidiom
- 2.
with great pleasureidiom
- Figurative meaning
- With keen interest; with great pleasure.
What do the characters in 津津有味 mean?
- 津not compositional here
- 津not compositional here
- 有to have
- 味taste
Where does 津津有味 come from?
No attested origin story
How do you use 津津有味?
津津有味 often comes before 地 and a verb, or after 得 as in 看得津津有味.
Patterns
verb + 得 + 津津有味
他吃得津津有味。
Tā chī de jīn jīn yǒu wèi.
He is eating with great pleasure.
What are some examples of 津津有味 in a sentence?
孩子们津津有味地听故事。
Háizimen jīn jīn yǒu wèi de tīng gùshi.
The children are listening to the story with keen interest.
他津津有味地吃着妈妈做的菜。
Tā jīn jīn yǒu wèi de chīzhe māma zuò de cài.
He is eating the food his mother made with great pleasure.
弟弟看小说看得津津有味。
Dìdi kàn xiǎoshuō kàn de jīn jīn yǒu wèi.
My younger brother is reading a novel with keen interest.
How is 津津有味 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你在看什么？
Nǐ zài kàn shénme?
What are you reading?
- Speaker B:
我在看小说。
Wǒ zài kàn xiǎoshuō.
I'm reading a novel.
- Speaker A:
你看得津津有味的，好看吗？
Nǐ kàn de jīn jīn yǒu wèi de, hǎokàn ma?
You're reading it with such keen interest. Is it good?
- Speaker B:
很好看，故事很有意思。
Hěn hǎokàn, gùshi hěn yǒu yìsi.
It's very good. The story is really interesting.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.