辛勤

辛勤 xīnqín

Hardworking (industrious)

辛勤 in a sentence HSK 6 xinqin

What 辛勤 means

  1. Hardworking (industrious)

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辛勤 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

辛
xīn
Laborious (hot - bitter - tired)
勤
qín
Hard working (regularly - industrious)

Words that share a character with 辛勤

How to write 辛勤

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辛勤 in a sentence

农民辛勤劳动了一整年。
Nóngmín xīnqín láodòng le yì zhěng nián.
The farmers laboured hard the whole year.
这是他辛勤付出的结果。
Zhè shì tā xīnqín fùchū de jiéguǒ.
This is the result of his diligent effort.

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Questions about 辛勤

What does 辛勤 mean in English?

辛勤 is pronounced xīnqín and means Hardworking (industrious).

How do you pronounce 辛勤?

辛勤 is xīnqín in pinyin — written xinqin without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 辛勤?

辛勤 is written with 2 characters: 辛 (xīn) Laborious (hot - bitter - tired), 勤 (qín) Hard working (regularly - industrious). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 辛勤 an HSK word?

Yes — 辛勤 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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