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
勤快
qínkuai
hardworking; diligent; industrious
Characters in this word
快 kuài
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 夬 decisive, certain
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 他做事勤快，凡是能当天解决的绝不拖到第二天。 Tā zuòshì qínkuai, fánshì néng dàngtiān jiějué de jué bù tuō dào dì èr tiān. He is diligent in his work and never puts off until the next day anything that can be solved the same day.
- 她手脚勤快，把房间收拾得干干净净。 Tā shǒujiǎo qínkuai, bǎ fángjiān shōushi de gāngān jìngjìng. She is quick and industrious and keeps her room spotlessly clean.
- 找个勤快的帮手，店里的活儿就轻松多了。 Zhǎo gè qínkuai de bāngshǒu, diàn lǐ de huór jiù qīngsōng duō le. If you find a hardworking helper, the work in the shop becomes much easier.
Related words
- 勤奋 qínfèn hardworking
- 勤劳 qínláo hardworking
- 后勤 hòuqín logistics; rear services
- 勤工俭学 qíngōngjiǎnxué work-study; to work part-time while studying
- 勤俭 qínjiǎn diligent and frugal; hardworking and thrifty
- 辛勤 xīnqín hard-working; diligent
- 殷勤 yīnqín attentive; solicitous
- 快 kuài fast, quick
- 快餐 kuàicān fast food
- 快点儿 kuàidiǎnr hurry up
- 快乐 kuàilè happy
- 快要 kuàiyào soon; about to