认真 (認真)
rèn zhēn
Pinyin

Definition

认真 (認真)
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rèn zhēn
  1. conscientious
  2. earnest
  3. serious
  4. to take seriously
  5. to take to heart

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

真
zhēn
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 truly
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 real
  5. 5 true
  6. 6 genuine
真心
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 classifier: 片 piàn
天真
tiān zhēn
  1. 1 naive
  2. 2 innocent
  3. 3 artless
写真
xiě zhēn
  1. 1 portrait
  2. 2 to describe sth accurately
成真
chéng zhēn
  1. 1 to come true

Idioms (14)

千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
  1. 1 absolutely true (idiom)
  2. 2 manifold
  3. 3 true from many points of view
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
  1. 1 (idiom) half true and half false
弄假成真
nòng jiǎ chéng zhēn
  1. 1 pretense that turns into reality (idiom); to play at make-believe, but accidentally make it true
患难见真情
huàn nàn jiàn zhēn qíng
  1. 1 true sentiments are seen in hard times (idiom)
  2. 2 you see who your true friends are when you go through tough times together
  3. 3 you see who your true friends are when you are in difficulties
疾风知劲草，烈火见真金
jí fēng zhī jìn cǎo , liè huǒ jiàn zhēn jīn
  1. 1 the storm put strong grass to the test, fire tests true gold (idiom); fig. troubled times test a faithful minister
  2. 2 to show one's true colors after a stern test

Sample Sentences

他做事不认真，常常马马虎虎。
tā zuòshì bù rènzhēn ，chángcháng mǎmahūhū 。
He doesn’t work seriously. He is careless all the time.
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宁做蚂蚁腿，不学麻雀嘴。你早点做完，就可以早点下班。赶快认真做事吧！
nìngzuòmǎyǐtuǐ,bùxuémǎquèzuǐ 。nǐ zǎodiǎn zuò wán ，jiù kěyǐ zǎodiǎn xiàbān 。gǎnkuài rènzhēn zuòshì ba ！
Do more and talk less. If you can finish the work earlier, you can go home earlier. Hurry up and work hard!
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这我有同感，我上次去美国，有个小孩儿从我和货架中间通过，他还认认真真地跟我说不好意思呢！在中国地铁里，脸贴脸都见怪不怪了。
zhè wǒ yǒu tóng gǎn ，wǒ shàng cì qù Měiguó ，yǒu gè xiǎoháir cóng wǒ hé huòjià zhōngjiān tōngguò ，tā hái rènrènzhēnzhēn de gēn wǒ shuō bùhǎoyìsi ne ！zài Zhōngguó dìtiě lǐ ，liǎn tiē liǎn dōu jiànguàibùguài le 。
I have the same feeling. The last time I was in the US, a little child passed between me and a shelf of goods, and he said excuse me in a really earnest way! When I'm on the subway in China, everyone's already gotten used to people's faces pressing against each other.
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我是认真的，与其浪费时间争吵，不如多花时间和爱的人制造更多美好的回忆。
wǒ shì rènzhēn de ，yǔqí làngfèi shíjiān zhēngchǎo ，bùrú duō huā shíjiān hé ài de rén zhìzào gèng duō měihǎo de huíyì 。
I'm serious. Rather than waste time arguing, it would be better to spend the time creating more beautiful memories with the one you love.
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哪凉快哪呆着去，真是的，尽在这儿说风凉话。都说“只要功夫深、铁杵磨成针”，我一年考了八次，这认真劲儿把我自己都感动坏了，怎么没感动老天爷呢？
nǎ liángkuài nǎ dāi zhe qù ，zhēnshìde ，jìn zài zhèr shuō fēngliánghuà 。dōu shuō “zhǐyào gōngfu shēn 、tiěchǔ mó chéng zhēn ”，wǒ yī nián kǎo le bā cì ，zhè rènzhēnjìnr bǎ wǒ zìjǐ dōu gǎndòng huài le ，zěnme méi gǎndòng lǎotiānyě ne ？
Oh, back off won't you. You really are too much! You choose now to be all snide. You said that "as long as you dedicate enough time and energy, you can grind an iron rod into a needle." I took the test eight times in one year, even I'm moved by the conscientiousness of my effort. How have I not managed to move the gods?
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亏我还这么认真听你说话，你这不就是抄歌词吗？了无新意，这行得通吗？
kuī wǒ hái zhème rènzhēn tīng nǐ shuōhuà ，nǐ zhè bù jiùshì chāo gēcí ma ？liǎowúxīnyì ，zhè xíng de tōng ma ？
I can't believe I was taking your advice so seriously. You're just copying lyrics from a song. There's nothing new to that, would it really work?
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不是吧？看你这么认真，我都快要开始相信你了！
bù shì ba ？kàn nǐ zhème rènzhēn ，wǒ dōu kuàiyào kāishǐ xiāngxìn nǐ le ！
That's not it, right? Seeing how serious you are, I'm really starting to believe you!
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你认真的吗？
nǐ rènzhēn de ma ？
Are you serious?
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我是认真的！期末考快到了，要开始读书了！
wǒ shì rènzhēn de ！qīmòkǎo kuài dàoliǎo ，yào kāishǐ dúshū le ！
I am serious! The finals are coming, you should start studying!
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我们可以说一个人好马不停蹄。他可能非常认真工作，或是非常认真读书。
wǒmen kěyǐ shuō yīgē rén hǎomǎbùtíngtí 。tā kěnéng fēicháng rènzhēn gōngzuò ，huòshì fēicháng rènzhēn dúshū 。
A person is like a horse galloping without stopping. He might work really hard or study really hard.
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