Definition

Adjective: - Industrious and diligent: Describes a person who works hard, consistently, and with careful effort. It emphasizes steady, persistent labor. - Assiduous and clever: Combines the ideas of hard work with intelligence or skill, suggesting not just effort but also effective, smart application of that effort.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy là một người lao động rất cần mẫn. (She is a very industrious worker.)
  • Anh ấy cần mẫn học tập mỗi ngày. (He studies diligently every day.)
  • Những con ong cần mẫn xây tổ. (The bees work assiduously to build their hive.)

Advanced Usage

• Used to describe sustained, careful effort over time, often in tasks that require patience and attention to detail.
  • Người nông dân cần mẫn chăm sóc từng gốc lúa. (The farmer tends to each rice plant with diligent care.)

Variants and Related Words

• Siêng năng (adj): diligent, hardworking. This word focuses more on the hard work aspect, while often implies a more careful, persistent quality.
• Chăm chỉ (adj): studious, diligent. Similar to , commonly used for consistent effort.

Synonyms

• Industrious: Characterized by hard work and perseverance.
• Diligent: Showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
• Assiduous: Showing great care and perseverance.
• Sedulous: Involving or accomplished with careful perseverance.

Related Idioms

• Cần cù bù thông minh: Literally "diligence compensates for a lack of intelligence." It means hard work can make up for a lack of natural talent or cleverness.
  • Cậu ấy không phải thiên tài, nhưng cần cù bù thông minh. (He is not a genius, but his diligence makes up for it.)

adj

1. Industrious and clever
   • người giúp việc cần mẫn
     an industrious and clever aid
   • làm việc cần mẫn
     to work with industry and cleverness