勤 qín
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- Made of
- 堇 yellow loam 力 strength, power
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
勤工俭学
qíngōngjiǎnxué
work-study; to work part-time while studying
Characters in this word
工 gōng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
俭 jiǎn
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 佥 all, together, unanimous
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
学 xué
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他大学期间勤工俭学，减轻了家里的负担。 Tā dàxué qījiān qíngōngjiǎnxué, jiǎnqīng le jiā lǐ de fùdān. He worked part-time while studying at university, easing his family's burden.
- 很多留学生靠勤工俭学解决生活费用。 Hěn duō liúxuéshēng kào qíngōngjiǎnxué jiějué shēnghuó fèiyòng. Many international students earn their living expenses through part-time work.
- 通过勤工俭学，她不但赚到了学费，还积累了不少经验。 Tōngguò qíngōngjiǎnxué, tā bùdàn zhuàn dào le xuéfèi, hái jīlěi le bù shǎo jīngyàn. By working while studying, she not only earned her tuition but also gained a lot of experience.
Related words
- 勤奋 qínfèn hardworking
- 勤劳 qínláo hardworking
- 后勤 hòuqín logistics; rear services
- 勤俭 qínjiǎn diligent and frugal; hardworking and thrifty
- 勤快 qínkuai hardworking; diligent; industrious
- 辛勤 xīnqín hard-working; diligent
- 殷勤 yīnqín attentive; solicitous
- 工人 gōngrén worker
- 工作 gōngzuò to work; work, job
- 打工 dǎgōng to work a temporary job
- 工厂 gōngchǎng factory
- 工程师 gōngchéngshī engineer