恳切

懇切
kěnqiè
adjective HSK 7-9 #65,965

Meanings

  1. 1 earnest
  2. 2 sincere and eager

Examples

HSK 3
Zhè fēng xìn xiě de fēicháng kěnqiè.
This letter is written in a very earnest tone.
HSK 5
Tā kěnqiè de qǐngqiú lǐngdǎo zài gěi yí cì jīhuì.
He earnestly asked his boss for one more chance.
HSK 7-9
Tā yáncí kěnqiè, shuō de dàjiā dōu dòng le xīn.
He spoke so earnestly that everyone was moved.

Tips

usage
Close to 诚恳, but with wanting added: the means urgent, so the word attaches to a request, an appeal or a plea rather than to an honest manner in general.
mistakes
Fourth tone on here, meaning eager or urgent, not the first-tone for cutting, which is the reading learners meet first.

Stroke Order

kěn
qiē