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勤
力
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Jyutping
kan4 lik6
Pinyin
qín lì
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
hardworking
diligent
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
形容詞
好努力,好畀心機,好用功咁做一樣嘢
hardworking; putting a lot of effort into doing something
佢讀書好勤力。
佢读书好勤力。
keoi5 duk6 syu1 hou2 kan4 lik6
He puts a lot of effort into his studies.
反義詞
懶
Definitions (Wiktionary)
adj
hardworking; diligent
(syn.) 坚苦, 用功, 勤恳, 勤勞, 勤奮, 勤劳, 力落, 发狠, 骨力, 發狠, 勤懇, 巴巴結結, 勤快, 耐劳, 刻苦, 勤奋, 亹亹, 勤勉, 巴劫, 勤谨, 巴巴结结, 急計, 耐勞, 努力, 勤謹, 堅苦, 急计
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
用功
努力
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
Cantonese
佢系蠢,但系都好勤力吖!
佢係蠢,但係都好勤力吖!
keoi5 hai6 ceon2, daan6 hai6 dou1 hou2 kan4 lik6 aa1!
He is dumb, but he's hardworking, isn't he?
Cantonese
佢读书好勤力,不过不得其法,始终都进唔到步。
佢讀書好勤力,不過不得其法,始終都進唔到步。
keoi5 duk6 syu1 hou2 kan4 lik6, bat1 gwo3 bat1 dak1 kei4 faat3, ci2 zung1 dou1 zeon3 m4 dou2 bou6.
He is very hard working in his studies, but since he did not use a right method, he was unable to improve.