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辛勤 (xīn qín) — hardworking; industrious

Definition

辛勤 means 'hardworking, industrious,' often for sustained, laborious effort (work, labor). Stronger and more about grueling toil than 勤奋 (diligent study/work) or 用功 (studying hard).

adjective
hardworkingindustrious

Examples

  • 辛勤。
    Lǎo shī xīn qín dì jiào yù xué shēng.
    The teacher industriously educates the students.
  • 辛勤，。
    Jīng guò xīn qín gōng zuò, tā huò dé le chéng gōng.
    Through hard work, he achieved success.
  • 辛勤，。
    Tā yì zhí hěn xīn qín, cóng bú bào yuàn.
    She has always been hardworking, never complaining.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

辛xīnhardship
勤qíndiligent

'辛' hardship and '勤' diligence combine for hard, steady work.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The oldest forms of 辛 drew a newly grown tree shoot. The shape was later also read as a sharp marking tool, but that reading may come from confusing it with another character.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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