勤
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qín · industrious, diligent, attentive

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 勤

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qínWords pronounced qín
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Example sentences

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Tā hěn qín fèn dàn bú shì hěn yǒu tiān fù.他很勤奋但不是很有天赋。

He is not so much a genius as a hard worker.

Source: Tatoeba #9973718 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qín láo de rén jiāng zài shēng huó zhōng huò dé chéng gōng.勤劳的人将在生活中获得成功。

An industrious person will succeed in life.

Source: Tatoeba #1738276 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wàiháng tán cè lüè, nèiháng tán hòu qín.外行谈策略,内行谈后勤。

Amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics.

Source: Tatoeba #13204746 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qín jiǎn jié yuē, shèn zhì shì xiǎo qì de.他勤俭节约,甚至是小气的。

He is thrifty, not to say stingy.

Source: Tatoeba #3664641 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de chéng gōng yào guī jié yú tā de xīn qín gōng zuò hé hǎo yùn qì.他的成功要归结于他的辛勤工作和好运气。

He owes his success both to working hard and to good luck.

Source: Tatoeba #1397150 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shǒu xiān, wǒ men jiǎn chá chū qín qíng kuàng.首先,我们检查出勤情况。

Firstly, let's check the attendance.

Source: Tatoeba #2938682 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 勤 in context

  1. Say qín, then recall the core meaning: industrious, diligent, attentive.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 勤奋 (qín fèn), meaning “hardworking”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 勤 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.