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“hardworking” in Chinese

Chinese

Also勤劳 (qín láo) · 勤奋 (qín fèn) · 勤快 (qín kuài) · 用功 (yòng gōng) · 辛勤 (xīn qín)

Pronunciation

Pinyinkè kǔ

Example

她工作很刻苦。tā gōng zuò hěn kè kǔ

She works very hard.

Illustration for 刻苦 (hardworking)

How to say “hardworking” in Chinese

“Hardworking” in Chinese is 刻苦 (kè kǔ).

A person treats hardship as part of the long effort needed to reach a goal.

Full entry for 刻苦: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 刻苦

运动员为了备战每天都刻苦训练。yùn dòng yuán wèi le bèi zhàn měi tiān dōu kè kǔ xùn liàn

Athletes train hard every day to prepare for competition.

Tips for using 刻苦

  • The word praises the effort itself rather than the result, so it can apply even when the goal has not yet been achieved.

Other Chinese words for “hardworking”

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勤劳

qín láo

adjectivehardworking

她很勤劳,每天早起工作。tā hěn qín láo měi tiān záo qǐ gōng zuò

She is very hardworking and gets up early to work every day.

3

勤奋

qín fèn

adjectivehardworking

他很勤奋,所以成绩很好。tā hěn qín fèn suó yǐ chéng jì hěn hǎo

He is very hardworking, so his grades are very good.

4

勤快

qín kuài

adjectivehardworking

她很勤快,每天打扫房间。tā hěn qín kuài měi tiān dá sǎo fáng jiān

She is very hardworking and cleans her room every day.

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用功

yòng gōng

adjectivehardworking

她很用功,考试总是考好。tā hěn yòng gōng kǎo shì zǒng shì kǎo hǎo

She is very hardworking, and she always does well on exams.

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辛勤

xīn qín

adjectivehardworking

她辛勤工作,为家庭付出很多。tā xīn qín gōng zuò wèi jiā tíng fù chū hěn duō

She works hard and does a lot for her family.

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