勤谨

勤謹

qínjǐn

adjective

Meanings

1 diligent and painstaking
2 industrious and conscientious

Characters

careful / cautious

Examples

他做事一向勤谨。

Tā zuòshì yíxiàng qínjǐn.

He has always been diligent and conscientious in his work.

这个学徒非常勤谨，老师傅很喜欢他。

Zhège xuétú fēicháng qínjǐn, lǎoshīfu hěn xǐhuān tā.

This apprentice is very diligent, and the master craftsman likes him very much.

Tips

register

勤谨 has a slightly old-fashioned, literary tone. In casual modern Chinese you'd more often hear 勤奋 (qínfèn 'hardworking') or 认真 (rènzhēn 'conscientious').

Stroke Order

勤 qín

谨 jǐn