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Jyutping kan4
Pinyin qín

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. diligent
  2. industrious
  3. hardworking
  4. frequent
  5. regular
  6. constant
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    做事​盡力​;​唔​偷​懶
    diligent; hardworking
    • 勤工獎
      勤工奖
      reward for being assiduous at work; the most diligent employee award
  2. 副詞
    經常​;​頻密
    frequently; more often
    • 你咁多頭皮,勤啲洗頭啦。
      你咁多头皮,勤啲洗头啦。
      You have so much dandruff. You should wash your hair more frequently.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    frequent (done or occurring often)
    • 勤洗手
      勤洗手
      qín xǐ shǒu
      wash hands frequently
    • 自從他到法國去了以後,我練習得很勤;我一定可以把他打敗。
      自从他到法国去了以后,我练习得很勤;我一定可以把他打败。
      zì cóng tā dào fǎ guó qù le yǐ hòu , wǒ liàn xí dé hěn qín ; wǒ yī dìng kě yǐ bǎ tā dǎ bài .
      X
  2. character
    80th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "laboring" (𝍕)
  3. character, in-compounds, literary
    laborious; hard; miserable; exhausting
    (syn.) 辛勞, 艱巨, 困難, 艱難, 艰巨, 疑難, 良苦, 辛苦, 辛劳, 疑难, 苦難, 不容易, 困难, 难, 艱苦, 艰苦, 艰难, 難, 苦难
  4. character
    industrious; diligent; attentive
    • 辛勤
      辛勤
      xīn qín
      hardworking
    • 勤於政事
      勤于政事
      qín yú zhèng shì
      to be diligent in attending to government affairs
  5. character
    a surname
  6. character, in-compounds, literary
    duties; service
    (syn.) 勤務, 勤务
    • 外勤
      外勤
      wài qín
      fieldwork
    • 執勤
      执勤
      zhí qín
      to be on duty
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. industrious, diligent, attentive
  2. Cangjie Input
    TMKS
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级汉字表 #182
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我们经常听说日本人工作勤奋。
    我們經常聽説日本人工作勤奮。
    wǒ men jīng cháng tīng shuō rì běn rén gōng zuò qín fèn 。
    • We often hear it said that the Japanese are good workers.
    • It is often said that the Japanese are hard workers.
  2. Mandarin
    我希望他来信更勤些。
    我希望他來信更勤些。
    wǒ xī wàng tā lái xìn gèng qín xiē 。
    • I wish he would write more often.
  3. Mandarin
    人如果不辛勤工作就不能拥有成功人生的说法广被接受。
    人如果不辛勤工作就不能擁有成功人生的說法廣被接受。
    rén rú guǒ bù xīn qín gōng zuò jiù bù néng yōng yǒu chéng gōng rén shēng de shuō fǎ guǎng bèi jiē shòu 。
    • It is generally accepted that a person cannot be successful in life without a lot of hard work.
  4. Mandarin
    日本人是勤奋的国民。
    日本人是勤奮的國民。
    rì běn rén shì qín fèn de guó mín 。
    • The Japanese are an industrious people.
  5. Mandarin
    日本人是勤劳的民族。
    日本人是勤勞的民族。
    rì běn rén shì qín láo de mín zú 。
    • The Japanese are an industrious people.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢后生𠮶阵好勤力做嘢。
    佢後生嗰陣好勤力做嘢。
    keoi5 hau6 sang1 go2 zan6 hou3 kan4 lik6 zou6 je5 。
    • In his younger days he worked very hard.
  2. Cantonese
    如果你唔想考试肥佬,就要勤力啲温书喇。
    如果你唔想考試肥佬,就要勤力啲溫書喇。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 m4 soeng2 haau2 si3 fei4 lou2 , zau6 jiu3 kan4 lik6 di1 wan1 syu1 laa3 。
    • You'll have to work hard if you want to pass the exam.
  3. Cantonese
    个分别系佢做嘢做得勤力过你。
    個分別係佢做嘢做得勤力過你。
    go3 fan1 bit6 hai6 keoi5 zou6 je5 zou6 dak1 kan4 lik6 gwo3 nei5 。
    • The difference is this: he works harder than you.
  4. Cantonese
    如果你勤力啲学习,系有希望通过考试嘅。
    如果你勤力啲學習,係有希望通過考試嘅。
    jyu4 gwo2 nei5 kan4 lik6 di1 hok6 zaap6 , hai6 jau5 hei1 mong6 tung1 gwo3 haau2 si3 ge3 。
    • If you study earnestly, you can expect to pass the exam.
  5. Cantonese
    做嘢唔使勤力,用脑就得。
    做嘢唔使勤力,用腦就得。
    zou6 je5 m4 si2 kan4 lik6 , jung6 nou5 zau6 dak1 。
    • Work smarter, not harder.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    唔好再信勤力读书就考到5**,冇呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    唔好再信勤力讀書就考到5**,冇呢支歌仔唱㗎喇。
    m4 hou2 zoi3 seon3 kan4 lik6 duk6 syu1 zau6 haau2 dou2 ng5 sing1 sing1, mou5 ni1 zi1 go1 zai2 coeng3 gaa3 laa3.
    • Stop believing that paying efforts will lead to getting Level 5**. This strategy will not work anymore.
  2. Cantonese
    你勤力啲至攞到好成绩㗎。
    你勤力啲至攞到好成績㗎。
    nei5 kan4 lik6 di1 zi3 lo2 dou2 hou2 sing4 zik1 gaa3.
    • You need to work harder in order to get better results.
  3. Cantonese
    呢个人满肚墨水,肯定好勤力读书。
    呢個人滿肚墨水,肯定好勤力讀書。
    nei1 go3 jan4 mun5 tou5 mak6 seoi2, hang2 ding6 hou2 kan4 lik6 duk6 syu1.
    • This person is so knowledgeable that he must have studied very hard.
  4. Cantonese
    勤俭可以致富。
    勤儉可以致富。
    kan4 gim6 ho2 ji5 zi3 fu3
    • Diligence and thriftiness will lead one to getting rich.
  5. Cantonese
    康熙系一个出名勤政嘅皇帝。
    康熙係一個出名勤政嘅皇帝。
    • Kangxi is renowned for his diligence in government affairs.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    勤政爱民
    勤政愛民
  2. Cantonese
    四体不勤,五谷不分
    四體不勤,五穀不分
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    日本字。吾国人通读之若动。训解不一。政法书所见者均为勤业劳力之义。经济学称劳动为生产三要素之一。又自动车之动。即拆其字谓乘人自动之意也。
    日本字。吾國人通讀之若動。訓解不一。政法書所見者均為勤業勞力之義。經濟學稱勞動為生產三要素之一。又自動車之動。即拆其字謂乘人自動之意也。
    rì běn zì . wú guó rén tōng dú zhī ruò dòng . xùn jiě bù yī . zhèng fǎ shū suǒ jiàn zhě jūn wèi qín yè láo lì zhī yì . jīng jì xué chēng láo dòng wèi shēng chǎn sān yào sù zhī yī . yòu zì dòng chē zhī dòng . jí chāi qí zì wèi chéng rén zì dòng zhī yì yě .
    • X
  2. Mandarin
    勤俭
    勤儉
    qín jiǎn
    • hardworking and thrifty
  3. Mandarin
    勤工俭学
    勤工儉學
    qín gōng jiǎn xué
    • part-time work and part-time study
  4. Mandarin
    克勤克俭
    克勤克儉
    kè qín kè jiǎn
    • hardworking and thrifty
  5. Mandarin
    勤洗手
    勤洗手
    qín xǐ shǒu
    • wash hands frequently