勤奮

See also: 勤奋

Chinese

		diligent; frequent	exert oneself
trad. (勤奮)		勤	奮
simp. (勤奋)		勤	奋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qínfèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kan⁴ fan⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khûn-hùn / khîn-hùn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qínfèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄈㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cínfèn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin²-fên⁴
    • Yale: chín-fèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chynfenn
    • Palladius: циньфэнь (cinʹfɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ fən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kan⁴ fan⁵
    • Yale: kàhn fáhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kan⁴ fan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ken⁴ fen⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐn²¹ fɐn¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khûn-hùn
    • Tâi-lô: khûn-hùn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qunhuxn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² hun⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰun²⁴⁻²² hun²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰun²⁴⁻¹¹ hun¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khîn-hùn
    • Tâi-lô: khîn-hùn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qinhuxn
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰin¹³⁻²² hun²¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰin²³⁻³³ hun²¹/

Adjective

勤奮

1. hard-working; diligent; industrious

Synonyms

• 亹亹 (wěiwěi) (literary)
• 刻苦 (kèkǔ)
• 力落 (Teochew)
• 努力 (nǔlì)
• 勤力 (qínlì) (literary or Cantonese)
• 勤勉 (qínmiǎn)
• 勤勞／勤劳 (qínláo)
• 勤快 (qínkuài) (informal)
• 勤懇／勤恳 (qínkěn) (diligent and conscientious)
• 勤謹／勤谨 (Dungan)
• 堅苦／坚苦 (jiānkǔ) (hardworking and persevering)
• 巴劫 (bājié) (literary)
• 巴巴結結／巴巴结结 (bāba-jiējiē) (regional)
• 急計／急计 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 用功 (yònggōng)
• 發狠／发狠 (fa³ hen⁶) (Xiang)
• 耐勞／耐劳 (nàiláo)
• 骨力 (Hokkien, Puxian Min)

 

Antonyms

• 懶惰／懒惰 (lǎnduò)