kěn

恳

Character · Adjective · VerbTraditional懇

sincere; earnest; request

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

adjective

sincere; earnest; genuine

Used to describe a person's attitude, words or manner that is honest and heartfelt.

Tā他
yòng用
kěn恳
qiè切
de的
yǎn眼
shén神
kàn看
zhe着
wǒ我
 ，
xī希
wàng望
wǒ我
néng能
dá答
yīng应
tā他
de的
qǐng请
qiú求
 。

He looked at me with earnest eyes, hoping I would agree to his request.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
shī师
jiào教
xué学
tài态
dù度
qín勤
kěn恳
rèn认
zhēn真
 ，
shēn深
shòu受
xué学
shēng生
xǐ喜
ài爱
 。

This teacher is diligent and earnest in teaching, and is deeply loved by students.

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Tā他
kěn恳
qiè切
de地
xiàng向
wǒ我
dào道
qiàn歉
 ，
wǒ我
yuán原
liàng谅
le了
tā他
 。

He apologized to me sincerely, and I forgave him.

Wǒ我
men们
chéng诚
kěn恳
de地
yāo邀
qǐng请
nín您
cān参
jiā加
wǒ我
men们
de的
bì毕
yè业
diǎn典
lǐ礼
 。

We sincerely invite you to attend our graduation ceremony.

Tā他
de的
fā发
yán言
kěn诚
kěn恳
shí实
shí在
 ，
yíng赢
dé得
le了
dà大
jiā家
de的
zhǎng掌
shēng声
 。

His sincere and down-to-earth speech won everyone's applause.

2.

verb

to earnestly request; to politely ask

formal

Often used in formal or polite contexts, paired with prepositions like '转' or '敬' to show respect.

Wǒ我
kěn恳
qiú求
tā他
zài再
gěi给
wǒ我
yī一
cì次
jī机
huì会
 。

I earnestly begged him to give me another chance.

Qǐng请
nǐ你
bāng帮
wǒ我
zhuǎn转
kěn恳
Wáng王
jīng经
lǐ理
cān参
jiā加
zhè这
cì次
huì会
yì议
 。

Please help me politely ask Manager Wang to attend this meeting.

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Tā他
jìng敬
kěn恳
gè各
wèi位
jiā嘉
bīn宾
tí提
chū出
bǎo宝
guì贵
yì意
jiàn见
 。

He politely requested all guests to put forward valuable opinions.

Tā她
kěn恳
tuō托
péng朋
yǒu友
bāng帮
máng忙
zhào照
gù顾
tā她
de的
chǒng宠
wù物
 。

She entrusted her friend to take care of her pet sincerely.

Wǒ我
men们
kěn恳
tán谈
le了
yī一
xià下
wǔ午
 ，
zhōng终
yú于
dá达
chéng成
le了
gòng共
shí识
 。

We had a sincere talk all afternoon and finally reached an agreement.