勤 (kan4) — hardworking; diligent; industrious in Cantonese
kanˎ₄勤Mandarin Pinyin: qin2
Meaning of 勤
nounhardworking; diligent; industrious
nounduty; attendance; service; work
nounfrequently; constantly; regularly
Example Sentences with 勤
做任何事都要勤儉。
Be thrifty and hardworking in whatever undertaking you are to start on.
zouˍ₆做jeˏ₅嘢jiu˗₃要kanˎ₄勤lik6,力，mˎ₄唔houˊ²好sikˍ₆食laanˏ₅懶feiˉ¹飛
Work hard, don't be lazy and gluttonous.
ngoˏ₅我gwok˗₃國janˎ₄人houˊ²好kanˎ₄勤likˍ₆力
Our country's people are very diligent.
keoiˏ₅佢gikˍ₆極meiˎ₄為kanˎ₄勤lik6.力。
He is extremely diligent.
keoiˏ₅佢kanˎ₄勤lik6,力，faanˉ¹反ziˉ¹之ngoˏ₅我laan5.懶。
He is diligent, conversely I am lazy.
Words Containing 勤
獻殷勤hin3 jan1 kan4
to fawn upon (an influential politician etc)
勤勉kan4 min5
diligence; diligent; industrious
地勤人員dei6 kan4 jan4 jyun4
(airport) ground crew
勤工獎kan4 gung1 zoeng2
incentive payment; award for working hard
通勤tung1 kan4
to commute (to work)
勤勞kan4 lou4
hardworking; industrious; diligent
地勤dei6 kan4
(airport) ground service
勤工儉學kan4 gung1 gim6 hok6
(idiom) study under a work-study programme; part-time-work and part-time-study; study on a work-study basis; the practice of working while studying
勤儉kan4 gim6
hardworking and thrifty; industrious and frugal
後勤部hau6 kan4 bou6
Logistics Department
勤快kan4 faai3
hardworking, diligent
勤奮kan4 fan5
hardworking; industrious; diligent
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