chuyên cần
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
- Adjective:
- Diligent, industrious, assiduous: Describes a person who works or studies with consistent, careful, and persistent effort. It implies steady, hardworking, and devoted application to a task or duty over time.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Học sinh đó rất chuyên cần. (That student is very diligent.)
- Anh ấy là một công nhân chuyên cần. (He is an industrious worker.)
- Cô ấy học tập chuyên cần. (She studies diligently.)
Advanced Usage
- The word often carries a positive, commendatory tone and is frequently used in formal or educational contexts to praise consistent effort and dedication.
Variants and Related Words
Chuyên cần học tập (phrase): to be diligent in one's studies.
- Sự chuyên cần học tập của cậu ấy thật đáng khen. (His diligence in studying is truly commendable.)
Làm ăn chuyên cần (phrase): to be industrious in one's work or business.
- Nhờ làm ăn chuyên cần, gia đình họ đã khá giả lên. (Thanks to being industrious in their work, their family has become more prosperous.)
Synonyms
- Diligent: Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
- Industrious: Diligent and hard-working.
- Assiduous: Showing great care and perseverance.
- Hardworking: Tending to work with energy and commitment.
Related Idioms
- While "chuyên cần" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, it is the core quality described in the Vietnamese idiom:
- Cần cù bù thông minh: Diligence can compensate for a lack of innate intelligence.
- Cậu ấy không phải thiên tài, nhưng cần cù bù thông minh. (He is not a genius, but hard work makes up for it.)
adj
- Diligent, industrious, assiduous
- học tập chuyên cầnto be diligent in one's learning
- làm ăn chuyên cầnto be industrious in one's work