take seriously; be earnest
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Meanings
2 senses · 8 examplesverb
to take seriously; to believe to be true
Used when someone mistakenly takes a joke, remark, or pretense at face value.
Rén人
jia家
shuō说
zhe着
wán玩
er儿
，
nǐ你
zěn怎
me么
jiù就
rèn认
qǐ起
zhēn真
lái来
le了
？
He was just joking, why did you take it so seriously?
Wǒ我
kāi开
wán玩
xiào笑
de的
，
nǐ你
bié别
rèn认
zhēn真
。
I was joking, don't take it seriously.
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Tā他
bǎ把
lǎo老
shī师
gǔ鼓
lì励
de的
huà话
dàng当
zhēn真
le了
，
xué学
xí习
gèng更
nǔ努
lì力
le了
。
He took the teacher's encouraging words to heart and studied even harder.
adjective
conscientious; earnest; serious; meticulous
commendatoryDescribes a positive attitude of being diligent, careful, and not sloppy, used for work, study, or any task.
Tā她
gōng工
zuò作
fēi非
cháng常
rèn认
zhēn真
，
cóng从
bù不
mǎ马
hu虎
。
She is very conscientious at work and is never careless.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
rèn认
zhēn真
xué学
xí习
xīn新
zhī知
shi识
。
We must study new knowledge earnestly.
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Tā他
zuò做
shì事
rèn认
rèn认
zhēn真
zhēn真
，
ràng让
rén人
hěn很
fàng放
xīn心
。
He does things with great earnestness, which is very reassuring.
Zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
xū需
yào要
rèn认
zhēn真
duì对
dài待
。
This issue needs to be treated seriously.
Tā他
shì是
yī一
gè个
rèn认
zhēn真
de的
xué学
sheng生
，
zuò作
yè业
zǒng总
shì是
wán完
chéng成
de得
hěn很
hǎo好
。
He is a diligent student who always completes his homework very well.