認真

See also: 认真

Chinese

		to recognize; to know; to admit	real; true; genuine
trad. (認真/認眞)		認	真/眞
simp. (认真)		认	真

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rènzhēn

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄓㄣ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jing⁶ zan¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngin⁵ zin¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngin-chṳ̂n
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): līn-chin / jīn-chin

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ring⁷ zing¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnin-tsen

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rènzhēn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄓㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rènjhen
    • Wade–Giles: jên⁴-chên¹
    • Yale: rèn-jēn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennjen
    • Palladius: жэньчжэнь (žɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁶ zan¹
    • Yale: yihng jān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁶ dzan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁶ zen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²² t͡sɐn⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ngin⁵ zin¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡin³² t͡sin³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngin-chṳ̂n
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngin ziin´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngin⁴ zin¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋin⁵⁵ t͡sɨn²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: līn-chin
    • Tâi-lô: līn-tsin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lixncyn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lin⁴¹⁻²² t͡sin³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lin²²⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lin³³⁻¹¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jīn-chin
    • Tâi-lô: jīn-tsin
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jixncyn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin²²⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin³³⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ring⁷ zing¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jīng tsing
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡ziŋ¹¹ t͡siŋ³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gnin-tsen
    • MiniDict: nyin^去 tsen
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyin-tsen
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲin²² t͡sən⁴⁴/

Adjective

認真

1. meticulous; conscientious

   做事認真／做事认真  ―  zuòshì rènzhēn  ―  to be meticulous when doing things

   一位認真的學生／一位认真的学生  ―  yī wèi rènzhēn de xuéshēng  ―  a conscientious student

Synonyms

• 不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
• 仔細／仔细 (zǐxì)
• 嚴／严 (yán)
• 嚴肅／严肃 (yánsù)
• 嚴謹／严谨 (yánjǐn)
• 密切 (mìqiè)
• 審慎／审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
• 小心 (xiǎoxīn)
• 慎密 (shènmì)
• 慎重 (shènzhòng)
• 慘淡／惨淡 (cǎndàn)
• 板正 (bǎnzhèng)
• 正經／正经
• 當心／当心 (dāngxīn)
• 精心 (jīngxīn)
• 精細／精细 (jīngxì)
• 細心／细心 (xìxīn)
• 細膩／细腻 (xìnì) (Min)
• 謹嚴／谨严 (jǐnyán)
• 謹慎／谨慎 (jǐnshèn)
• 較真／较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
• 過細／过细 (guòxì)
• 鞠躬 (jūgōng) (literary)

 

Verb

認真

1. to take seriously; to take to heart

Synonyms

• 當真／当真 (dàngzhēn)

Adverb

認真

1. seriously; earnestly; conscientiously; meticulously

   認真對待／认真对待  ―  rènzhēn duìdài  ―  to treat seriously

   你們應該認真地思考這個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
   你们应该认真地思考这个问题。 [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐmen yīnggāi rènzhēn de sīkǎo zhège wèntí. [Pinyin]

   You should all think about this issue seriously.

Derived terms

• 認認真真／认认真真

 

Pronunciation 2

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing^6-2 zan¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing^6-2 zan¹
    • Yale: yíng jān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing^6-2 dzan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying^6-2 zen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

Adverb

認真

1. (Cantonese) truly; really
   • 1976, “半斤八兩”, performed by Sam Hui:

     揾個些少到月底點夠駛，奀過鬼，確係認真濕滯 [Cantonese, trad.]
     揾个些少到月底点够驶，奀过鬼，确系认真湿滞 [Cantonese, simp.]

     wan² go¹ se¹ siu² dou³ jyut⁶ dai² dim² gau³ sai², ngan¹ gwo³ gwai², kok³ hai⁶ jing^6-2 zan¹ sap¹ zai⁶ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)