勤奋 (qínfèn) — diligent; hardworking; industrious

勤奋 (qínfèn)

勤奋 describes the quality of being consistently hardworking, putting in regular and dedicated effort over time.

Meanings

1. [adj] diligent; hardworking; industrious; assiduous

Example Sentences

她非常勤奋，每天学习十个小时。 Tā fēicháng qínfèn, měitiān xuéxí shí gè xiǎoshí. She is very diligent and studies ten hours every day.

勤奋的人即使不聪明，也会成功。 Qínfèn de rén jíshǐ bù cōngmíng, yě huì chénggōng. Even if a hardworking person is not smart, they will succeed.

他用勤奋弥补了天赋上的不足。 Tā yòng qínfèn míbǔ le tiānfù shàng de bùzú. He made up for his lack of natural talent through diligence.

老师表扬他学习勤奋，进步很大。 Lǎoshī biǎoyáng tā xuéxí qínfèn, jìnbù hěndà. The teacher praised him for his diligent study and great progress.

Collocations

Memory Hook

勤 contains the character for "work/effort" and 奋 means "to strive/exert." Together they paint the picture of someone who strives through consistent effort every day.