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勤 qín

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勤 qín Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qín | qin2
English translation
diligent
industrious
hardworking
frequent
regular
constant
variant of 勤 qín [qín]
solicitous
industrious, diligent, attentive

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About 勤 qín

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

勤 qín

Contains the radical

力 Lì

Part of speech

Adjective / 形容词 xíng róng cí Xíngróng cí

Learning hint

strength

Etymology of 勤 qín

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰堇力

Semantic compound

力 Lì

Phonetic compound

堇 jǐn

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 力 Lì represents the meaning and 堇 jǐn represents the sound. Simplified form of 懃.

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Example sentences using 勤 qín

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大地 dà dì 借助于绿 lǜ 草 cǎo ,显出 xiǎn chū 她 tā 自己 zìjǐ 的 de 殷勤 yīn qín 好客 hàokè .

The great earth makes herself hospitable with the help of the grass.

今晚 jīn wǎn 是 shì 谁 shuí 值勤 zhí qín ?

Who will keep watch tonight?

五点钟 Zhōng 那趟车 Chē 总是 zǒngshì 挤满 jǐ mǎn 了 le 通勤 tōng qín 者 zhě .

The five o'clock train is always packed with commuters.

人 rén 勤 qín 地 de 不 bù 懒 lǎn .

If the tiller is industrious, the farmland is productive.

他 tā 是 shì 个 gè 勤 qín 于 Yú [懒 lǎn 于 Yú ]写信 xiě xìn 的 de 人 rén .

Words with 勤 qín

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
勤 qín diligent勤 qín
勤奋 qínfèn hardworking勤奮
辛勤 xīnqín hardworking辛勤 xīnqín
后勤 hòuqín logistics後勤
执勤 zhí qín to be on duty (of a security guard etc)執勤
外勤 wài qín field work外勤 wài qín
勤劳 qínláo hardworking勤勞
出勤 chū qín to go to work出勤 chū qín
值勤 zhí qín to be on duty (of a security guard etc)值勤 zhí qín
勤快 qín kuài diligent勤快 qín kuài
王励勤 Wáng Lì qín Wang Liqin (1978-), former PRC table tennis player, Olympic medalist王勵勤
勤俭 qínjiǎn hardworking and frugal勤儉
勤务 qín wù service勤務
殷勤 yīn qín politely殷勤 yīn qín
献殷勤 xiàn yīn qín to court sb's favor獻殷勤
勤勉 qín miǎn diligence勤勉 qín miǎn
考勤 kǎo qín to monitor efficiency (of workers)考勤 kǎo qín
勤工俭学 qín gōng jiǎn xué work-study program勤工儉學
勤勤恳恳 qín qín kěn kěn assiduous勤勤懇懇
缺勤 quē qín to be absent from work or school缺勤 quē qín
通勤 tōng qín commuting通勤 tōng qín
地勤 dì qín ground service (airport)地勤 dì qín
勤恳 qín kěn assiduous勤懇

勤 qín Decomposition & Compounds

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勤 qín Decomposition

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