勤劳

qín láo

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. hardworking
2. industrious
3. diligent

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 懒惰 lǎn duò 懒惰 lǎn duò idle 形容不爱劳动、不勤快: idle

Register variants

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• 勤快 qín kuài 勤快 qín kuài diligent; hardworking 口语中用，语气更随意: diligent; hardworking

Related words

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• 刻苦 kè kǔ 刻苦 kè kǔ hardworking 形容肯下苦功夫，常用于学习: hardworking

Synonyms

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• 勤奋 qín fèn 勤奋 qín fèn hardworking 形容努力、认真: hardworking

Usage notes

Common mistakes

勤劳 is only used for a general character trait, not for a specific action. Don't say *我勤劳做了作业.

Example Sentences

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他靠 勤劳 致富。

He became rich through hard work.

她是一个 勤劳 的人。

She is a hardworking person.

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Words Containing 勤劳

• 勤劳不虞匮乏 勤劳不虞匮乏 qín láo bù yú kuì fá: Poverty is a stranger to industry. (idiom)
• 勤劳者 勤劳者 qín láo zhě: worker
• 勤劳致富 勤劳致富 qín láo zhì fù: to become rich by one's own efforts

Child Words of 勤劳

• 劳 劳 láo: to toil
• 勤 勤 qín: diligent