勤 qín diligent
diligent; industrious; attentive
怎么记住“勤”: 堇 clay + 力 power = diligent. The potter works the heavy clay every morning with all her power, and her teacher calls her the most diligent student.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
勤 = 堇 clay + 力 power
- 堇 clay sound
- 力 power meaning
The potter works the heavy clay every morning with all her power, and her teacher calls her the most diligent student.
How it came to be
Power gives the meaning and clay gives the sound.
用法
- Adjective "diligent, hardworking", almost always in compounds rather than alone.
- 勤奋 qínfèn is for diligence in study/work (a hardworking student), 勤劳 qínláo is for diligence in manual labor, and 勤快 qínkuai is the casual, spoken word for someone who pitches in readily with chores: pick the right one for the context.
- 后勤 hòuqín "logistics" is a separate fixed compound (a company's or army's support operations).
含“勤”的词语
例句
- 他不但聪明还很勤奋。 Tā búdàn cōngmíng hái hěn qínfèn.He is not only smart but also industrious.