diligent; industrious; hardworking
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
diligent; industrious; hardworking
dialectUsed in some northern Chinese dialects to describe someone who is diligent and doesn't like to be idle. Can be used for both people and their actions.
Tā她
shì是
gè个
qín勤
jin谨
rén人
，
yī一
huì会
er儿
dōu都
bù不
kěn肯
xián闲
zhe着
。
She is a diligent person, unwilling to be idle for even a moment.
Tā他
gàn干
huó活
er儿
tè特
bié别
qín勤
jin谨
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
yuàn愿
yì意
hé和
tā他
yī一
qǐ起
gōng工
zuò作
。
He works very industriously, so everyone is happy to work with him.
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Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
qín勤
jin谨
，
xué学
xí习
bù不
yòng用
dà大
rén人
cāo操
xīn心
。
This child has been diligent since he was young, studying without needing adults to worry.
Qín勤
jin谨
chí持
jiā家
shì是
zhōng中
huá华
mín民
zú族
de的
chuán传
tǒng统
měi美
dé德
。
Managing a household diligently is a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation.