Chinese Word: 勤 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

勤HSK 5

Pinyin: qín

English Definition: diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant

Chinese Definition:
①做事尽力，不偷懒：勤劳。勤快。勤奋。勤政(勤奋于政事)。勤谨。勤勉。勤恳。克勤克俭。
②经常：勤密(频繁)。来往很勤。
③上班，事务：勤务。勤杂。出勤。后勤。
④担心，忧虑：勤恤(忧虑怜惜)。
⑤帮助：勤王。
⑥姓氏。

Antonyms: 懒惰

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 力

Pictophonetic: 堇 indicates the sound; 力 (strength) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 堇 [ jǐn ] yellow loam; clay; season; few
- 力 [ lì ] strength, power; capability, influence

Similar Characters: 谨勐

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后勤	hòu qín	logistics	HSK 6
辛勤	xīn qín	hardworking; industrious	HSK 6
勤奋	qín fèn	hardworking; diligent	HSK 5
勤劳	qín láo	hardworking; industrious; diligent	HSK 6
执勤	zhí qín	to be on duty (of a security guard etc)

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1		zuì jìn 最近 tā 他 lái 来 dé 得 hěn 很 qín 勤。 Recently he comes very frequently.
2		kě shì 可是 nǐ 你 yě 也 bú yào 不要 yǐ wéi 以为 tā 他 shì 是 yì zhí 一直 lái 来 dé 得 zhè 这 me 么 qín 勤。 But do not imagine that he is always here so often.
3		tā 她 tōng cháng 通常 dōu 都 shì 是 cǎo cǎo wán shì 草草完事 -- tā 他 jiù 就 bù 不 míng bái 明白 tā 她 zěn 怎 me 么 jiù 就 yòng 用 zhè 这 me 么 diǎn 点 shí jiān 时间 -- dàn 但 tā 她 qù 去 dé 得 hěn 很 qín 勤。 She usually took very little time about it - he was always surprised by how little time she needed - but she went very often.
4		zhè ér 这儿 chūn jì 春季 yǔ shuǐ 雨水 qín 勤。 Rains are frequent here in spring.
5		tā 她 cóng 从 yí gè 一个 nán rén 男人 tiào 跳 xiàng 向 lìng 另 yí gè 一个， huàn 换 nán yǒu 男友 xiàng 像 huàn 换 pí bāo 皮包 yī yàng 一样 qín 勤。 She skips from one man to the next, changing boyfriends as frequently as she does purses.

1		zuì jìn 最近 tā 他 lái 来 dé 得 hěn 很 qín 勤。 Recently he comes very frequently.
2		kě shì 可是 nǐ 你 yě 也 bú yào 不要 yǐ wéi 以为 tā 他 shì 是 yì zhí 一直 lái 来 dé 得 zhè 这 me 么 qín 勤。 But do not imagine that he is always here so often.
3		tā 她 tōng cháng 通常 dōu 都 shì 是 cǎo cǎo wán shì 草草完事 -- tā 他 jiù 就 bù 不 míng bái 明白 tā 她 zěn 怎 me 么 jiù 就 yòng 用 zhè 这 me 么 diǎn 点 shí jiān 时间 -- dàn 但 tā 她 qù 去 dé 得 hěn 很 qín 勤。 She usually took very little time about it - he was always surprised by how little time she needed - but she went very often.
4		zhè ér 这儿 chūn jì 春季 yǔ shuǐ 雨水 qín 勤。 Rains are frequent here in spring.
5		tā 她 cóng 从 yí gè 一个 nán rén 男人 tiào 跳 xiàng 向 lìng 另 yí gè 一个， huàn 换 nán yǒu 男友 xiàng 像 huàn 换 pí bāo 皮包 yī yàng 一样 qín 勤。 She skips from one man to the next, changing boyfriends as frequently as she does purses.