勤奋
Old HSK 5
勤奋 (qínfèn) · diligent
勤奋 (qínfèn) means “diligent; hardworking”. It is written with 2 characters: 勤 (industrious) + 奋 (to strive). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 勤奋 is built
The characters
勤 qín · industrious
What 勤 is made of
- 堇jǐn — yellow loam
- 黄huáng — yellow
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
奋 fèn · to strive
What 奋 is made of
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A man 大 working on the farm 田 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她是一个勤奋的学生。Tā shì yī gè qínfèn de xuésheng.She is a hardworking student.
成功离不开勤奋。Chénggōng lí bù kāi qínfèn.Success depends on hard work.
Questions about 勤奋
What does 勤奋 mean?
勤奋 (qínfèn) means “diligent; hardworking”.
How do you pronounce 勤奋?
勤奋 is pronounced qínfèn.
Which HSK level is 勤奋?
勤奋 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 后勤hòuqínlogistics
- 勤俭qínjiǎnhardworking and thrifty
- 勤劳qínláohardworking
- 辛勤xīnqínhardworking
- 奋斗fèndòuto strive
- 兴奋xīngfènexcited
- 振奋zhènfènto inspire
Learn 勤奋 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 75: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.