认真 rènzhēn in a sentence
Serious (take seriously - take to heart)
认真 (rènzhēn) means Serious (take seriously - take to heart). Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
请 认真 检查一下作业。
Qǐng rènzhēn jiǎnchá yíxià zuòyè.
Please check your homework carefully.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 认真
他永远那么 认真 。
Tā yǒngyuǎn nàme rènzhēn.
He is forever so conscientious.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 永远
他对待工作很 认真 。
Tā duìdài gōngzuò hěn rènzhēn.
He treats his work very seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 对待
他要求我们 认真 练习。
Tā yāoqiú wǒmen rènzhēn liànxí.
He asks us to practise seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 要求
他对这件事十分 认真 。
Tā duì zhè jiàn shì shífēn rènzhēn.
He takes this matter very seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 十分
他的工作态度很 认真 。
Tā de gōngzuò tàidu hěn rènzhēn.
His attitude to work is very serious.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 态度
失败之后要 认真 反思。
Shībài zhīhòu yào rènzhēn fǎnsī.
After a failure one should reflect seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反思
我们要 认真 为顾客服务。
Wǒmen yào rènzhēn wèi gùkè fúwù.
We must serve our customers conscientiously.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 顾客
他在 认真 思考这个问题。
Tā zài rènzhēn sīkǎo zhège wèntí.
He is seriously pondering this question.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 思考
这个问题值得 认真 思索。
Zhège wèntí zhíde rènzhēn sīsuǒ.
This question deserves serious thought.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 思索
总之，这件事要 认真 对待。
Zǒngzhī, zhè jiàn shì yào rènzhēn duìdài.
In short, this matter must be taken seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 总之
客户的意见值得 认真 对待。
Kèhù de yìjiàn zhíde rènzhēn duìdài.
Customers' views deserve serious attention.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 客户
公司 认真 处理了这次投诉。
Gōngsī rènzhēn chǔlǐ le zhè cì tóusù.
The company dealt with this complaint seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 投诉
他因为工作 认真 受到了表扬。
Tā yīnwèi gōngzuò rènzhēn shòudào le biǎoyáng.
He was praised for working conscientiously.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 表扬
他做事一向 认真 ，从不草率。
Tā zuòshì yíxiàng rènzhēn, cóng bù cǎoshuài.
He has always been thorough in his work and never careless.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 草率
他的动作有些笨拙，却很 认真 。
Tā de dòngzuò yǒuxiē bènzhuō, què hěn rènzhēn.
His movements were somewhat clumsy but very earnest.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 笨拙
他工作 认真 ，是我们学习的榜样。
Tā gōngzuò rènzhēn, shì wǒmen xuéxí de bǎngyàng.
He works conscientiously and is a model for the rest of us.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 榜样
他反应有点迟钝，但做事很 认真 。
Tā fǎnyìng yǒudiǎn chídùn, dàn zuòshì hěn rènzhēn.
He is a little slow to react, but very conscientious in his work.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迟钝
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From the graded readers
李老师上课非常 认真 。
lǐ lǎoshī shàng kè fēicháng rènzhēn.
Teacher Li is extremely conscientious in class.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Chinese Teacher
信上的字写得很大，很 认真 。
xìn shàng de / dì zì xiě dehěn dà, hěn rènzhēn.
The characters on the page were large and carefully formed.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · A Letter From Grandmother
那天我在群里看到一条消息，说我做事不 认真 。
nà / nèi tiān wǒ zài qún lǐ kàndào yī tiáo xiāoxi, shuō wǒ zuòshì bù rènzhēn.
That day I saw a message in a group chat saying I didn't take my work seriously.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
Questions about 认真
How is 认真 used in a sentence?
This page shows 23 sentences using 认真 (rènzhēn, "Serious (take seriously - take to heart)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 认真 an HSK word?
Yes — 认真 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.
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The dictionary page for 认真 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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