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勤奋 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say qín fèn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“勤奋”意思是努力、不懒惰，常用来形容一个人在学习或工作时非常认真。
“Qín fèn” yì si shì nǔ lì, bù lǎn duò, cháng yòng lái xíng róng yí gè rén zài xué xí huò gōng zuò shí fēi cháng rèn zhēn.
"Diligent" means hardworking and not lazy, often used to describe someone who is very serious in study or work.
Context note
在学校里，老师喜欢勤奋的学生，因为他们会按时完成作业并努力学习。
Zài xué xiào lǐ, lǎo shī xǐ huān qín fèn de xué shēng, yīn wèi tā men huì àn shí wán chéng zuò yè bìng nǔ lì xué xí.
At school, teachers like diligent students because they finish homework on time and study hard.
5 examples
小明很勤奋，每天早起读书。
xiǎo míng hěn qín fèn， měi tiān zǎo qǐ dú shū。
Xiao Ming is very diligent, reading books early every morning.
勤奋的小红在考试中得了满分。
qín fèn de xiǎo hóng zài kǎo shì zhōng dé le mǎn fēn。
Diligent Xiao Hong got full marks in the exam.
我们要向勤奋的同学学习。
wǒ men yào xiàng qín fèn de tóng xué xué xí。
We should learn from diligent classmates.
他因为勤奋而进步很快。
tā yīn wèi qín fèn ér jìn bù hěn kuài。
He improved quickly because of diligence.
勤奋是成功的重要品质。
qín fèn shì chéng gōng de zhòng yào pǐn zhì。
Diligence is an important quality for success.
5 mini stories
小华每天勤奋练习写字。他的字变得很漂亮。
xiǎo huá měi tiān qín fèn liàn xí xiě zì。 tā de zì biàn de hěn piào liang。
Xiaohua practices writing diligently every day. His handwriting became very beautiful.
勤奋的小猫在花园里捉蝴蝶。它捉到了很多。
qín fèn de xiǎo māo zài huā yuán lǐ zhuō hú dié。 tā zhuō dào le hěn duō。
The diligent kitten catches butterflies in the garden. It caught many.
小丽很勤奋，每天帮妈妈做家务。妈妈很开心。
xiǎo lì hěn qín fèn， měi tiān bāng mā ma zuò jiā wù。 mā ma hěn kāi xīn。
Xiaoli is very diligent, helping mom with housework every day. Mom is very happy.
勤奋的小狗每天早起跑步。它变得很强壮。
qín fèn de xiǎo gǒu měi tiān zǎo qǐ pǎo bù。 tā biàn de hěn qiáng zhuàng。
The diligent puppy runs every morning. It became very strong.
小明勤奋学习画画。他画了一幅美丽的画。
xiǎo míng qín fèn xué xí huà huà。 tā huà le yì fú měi lì de huà。
Xiao Ming diligently learns to draw. He drew a beautiful picture.