殷勤 (yīn qín) — attentive and courteous; warmly hospitable; (often in 献殷勤) fawning, overly solicitous; to curry favor
Definition
Attentive and hospitable, often toward a guest — in 献殷勤 it shifts to a negative sense: fawning, currying favor. Despite sharing 勤, it is not about being hardworking like 勤奋 or 勤快.
adjective
attentive and courteouswarmly hospitable(often in 献殷勤) fawningoverly solicitousto curry favor
Examples
- 殷勤，。Zhǔ rén fēi cháng yīn qín dì zhāo dài le wǒ men, ràng wǒ men yǒu bīn zhì rú guī de gǎn jué.The host entertained us very attentively, making us feel at home.
- 殷勤，。Tā jīn tiān tū rán zhè me yīn qín, yí dìng yǒu shén me mù dì.He's suddenly being so solicitous today — he must have some motive.
- ，。Tā zǒng shì zài lǐng dǎo miàn qián xiàn yīn qín, ràng rén hěn bù shū fu.He's always fawning over the leaders, which makes people quite uncomfortable.
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