Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Diligent; Painstaking: Describes a person who is very hardworking, conscientious, and thorough in their duties, showing great care and effort in their work.
   • Zealous; Assiduous: Characterized by constant and earnest effort to accomplish what is undertaken; very attentive and persistent.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Cô ấy là một nhân viên rất mẫn cán. (She is a very diligent employee.)
  • Anh ấy làm việc một cách mẫn cán. (He works in a painstaking manner.)
  • Sự mẫn cán của anh ấy được mọi người công nhận. (His diligence is recognized by everyone.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "mẫn cán" is formal and is most commonly used in professional, academic, or official contexts to praise someone's work ethic. It implies not just hard work, but also reliability, effectiveness, and a sense of responsibility.

Variants and Related Words

• Cần mẫn (adj): industrious, hardworking. This word emphasizes constant, steady effort.
  • Người nông dân cần mẫn. (The farmer is industrious.)
• Tận tụy (adj): devoted, dedicated. This word emphasizes loyalty and wholehearted commitment to a task or person.
  • Một y tá tận tụy. (A devoted nurse.)

Synonyms

• Diligent: Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
• Assiduous: Showing great care and perseverance.
• Industrious: Diligent and hard-working.
• Conscientious: Wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.
• Zealous: Having or showing zeal; fervent.

Related Idioms

• While "mẫn cán" itself is not typically part of a common idiom, the concept is central to phrases praising work ethic, such as:
  • Làm việc hết mình: to work with all one's heart/ to give one's all.

    • Cô ấy luôn làm việc hết mình. (She always gives her all at work.)

adj

1. diligent; painstaking