DILIGENT  勤奮

EAGER to ACHIEVE one's TASK USING APPROPRIATE EFFORT.
INDUSTRIOUSHARD-WORKINGASSIDUOUSCONSCIENTIOUSPARTICULARPUNCTILIOUSMETICULOUSPAINSTAKINGRIGOROUSCAREFULTHOROUGHSEDULOUSEARNESTPERSEVERINGPERSISTENTTENACIOUSZEALOUSDEDICATEDCOMMITTEDUNFLAGGINGUNTIRINGTIRELESSINDEFATIGABLEDOGGEDARCHAIC LABORIOUS
Antonym
  • LAZYNATURAL TENDENCY to REFUSE to make EFFORTS.
    • NEGLECTDISREGARD what one SHOULD NOT DISREGARD.
      Hypernym
      • EAGERINTENSE DESIRE to ACT FOR A DEFINITE AIM.
        • DESIREGOOD FEELING IN-RELATION-TO ONESELF concerning the FUTURE HAVING, CONTROLLING, or ACTING:doing SOMETHING DEFINED.
          • FEELINGNATURAL REACTION IN one's MIND.
            • REACTCHANGE one's THINKING OR ACTING BECAUSE one is PERCEIVING something....
      See also
      • SERIOUSEARNEST AND BELIEVING ONE'S ACTS to be IMPORTANT.
        • CAUTIOUSDILIGENT IN-RELATION-TO AVOIDING DANGER.
          Hyponym
          • CULTIVATE Be DILIGENT TRYING to BASICALLY IMPROVE ONESELF.
            • BILDUNG CULTIVATION of the SELF, TYPICALLY USING TEACHING.
          • EARNEST DILIGENT AND SERIOUS IN-RELATION-TO one's SELF:own BELIEFS AND ASPIRATIONS.
            • FRANK EARNEST AND NOT CONCEALING what one FEELS OR BELIEVES.
            • SERIOUS EARNEST AND BELIEVING ONE'S ACTS to be IMPORTANT.
            • PIOUS EARNEST in one's RESPECT for DEITIES.
          • CAUTIOUS DILIGENT IN-RELATION-TO AVOIDING DANGER.
            • DETAILED DILIGENT so as to pay ATTENTION to EVEN UNIMPORTANT PARTS of something.
              • TIRELESS ENDURINGLY DILIGENT.
                • PEDANTIC EXCESSIVELY DILIGENT
                  • HONEST MORALLY DILIGENT TENDING TO SPEAK TRUE AND NOT TO LIE.
                    Old Chinese Criteria
                    1. The current word for (typically respectful) meticulous and almost fastidious diligence is jǐn 謹 (ant. màn 慢 "be neglectful").

                    2. Shèn 慎 (ant. hū 忽 "be neglectful") "be careful and cautious" emphasises not only careful attention but also wariness of possible danger.

                    3. Lì 力 emphasises total devotion of all one's physical and mental effort, and in this meaning the word is normally adverbial.

                    4. Qín 勤 (ant. duò 惰 "without proper strenuous and dutiful effort") emphasises dutiful mental effort.

                    5. Quàn 勸 focusses on the externally induced enthusiasm with which something is done.

                    6. Miǎn 勉 focusses on externally or internally generated extraordinary enthusiasm for a task.

                    7. Què 愨 emphasises the moral appropriateness of the diligence in question.

                    8. Yuàn 愿 (not to be confused with yuàn 願 "hope") is an elevated rare word referring to respectful diligence of the people.

                    9. Jìng 敬 often refers to respectful diligence in action imposed by one's respect rather than to the attitude or the explicit direct show of respect as such.

                    Modern Chinese Criteria
                    勤奮

                    勤勉

                    勤勞

                    勤懇

                    勤快

                    勤謹

                    細心

                    細緻

                    周密



                    手勤

                    勤苦

                    辛勤

                    努力

                    奮勉

                    巴結

                    宵旰

                    兀兀

                    乾乾

                    孜孜不倦

                    篤行不倦

                    臥薪嘗膽

                    櫛風沐雨

                    吃苦耐勞

                    不辭辛勞

                    不辭勞苦

                    不辭勞瘁

                    任勞任怨

                    摩頂放踵

                    克盡厥職

                    事必躬親

                    身體力行

                    發憤忘食

                    廢寢忘食

                    宵衣旰食

                    旰食宵衣

                    人一己百

                    笨鳥先飛

                    精衛填海

                    磨杵成針

                    駑馬十駕

                    鍥而不舍

                    有志竟成

                    稍盡微勞 (lit) refers to doing one's best for a cause.

                    rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /

                    • De Rerum Humanarum Emendatione ( COMENIUS 1665) p. 509©

                      DILIGENTIA res exeqvendi debitum studium. Quod si fit

                      1. cum lubentia, dicitur Alacritas

                      2. cum attenta Cogitatione, Cura

                      3. cum anxia etiam cura, Solicitudo

                      4. pertinaciter continuata, Assiduitas v. Sedulitas

                      5. cum severa Celeritate, Strenuitas.

                    • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

                      INDUSTRIOUSNESS

                      industria refers to activity as a habitual quality of an elevated sort, the impulse to activity that animates the hero or the statesman.

                      sedulitas refers to an activity that shows itself in small matters, often even of a comic sort, the indefatigable bustling of the busy housewife, of the good-natured nurse.

                      assiduitas refers to an extensive tendency to put in a worthy uninterrupted effort.

                      diligentia reers to intensive careful application to whatever is needed in order to the aims of one's industry.

                      studium refers to the inclination and loe towards the object of one's industry, as an inward impulse.

                    • 韓非子同義詞研究 ( HANFEI TONGYI 2004) p. 324

                    • “荀子”單音節形容詞同義關係研究 ( HUANG XIAODONG 2003) p. 115

                    • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

                      DILIGENTIA

                      INDUSTRIA

                    • Lateinische Synonymik ( MENGE) p.

                    • 王力古漢語字典 ( WANG LI 2000) p. 1294

                      謹,慎

                      1. WL claims that ji3n 謹 refers to chariness, sparseness and carefulness in the use of language whereas she4n 慎 refers to intellectual sincerity and strenuous severe effort. In fact, ji3n 謹 is a technical term for the opposite of sparseness in the use of language, i.e. the meticulous and almost fastidious making explicit of things that might seem superfluous, as in ji3n zhi1 謹之 "be meticulous about something" e.g. a date: 謹而日之 "record the day meticulously". Moreover, the speech radical and LY 10.1 not withstanding, and quite predominantly, ji3n 謹 does not refer to any diligence with language at all. It seems perniciously dangerous to follow tradition and take the radical to indicate basic meaning. Basic meaning must emerge from attested usage.

                    • Using Chinese Synonyms ( GRACE ZHANG 2010) p. 335

                    • Chinese Synonyms Usage Dictionary ( TENG SHOU-HSIN 1996) p. 437

                    • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 2.327:219

                      PROMPTITUDE.CELERITE.VITESSE.DILIGENCE

                    • SYNONYMES FRANÇOIS, LEURS DIFFÉRENTES SIGNIFICATIONS, ET LE CHOIX QU'IL EN FAUT FAIRE Pour parler avec justesse ( GIRARD 1769) p. 1.72.53

                      ATTENTION.EXACTITUDE.VIGILANCE

                    • Bibliographisches Handbuch zur Sprachinhaltsforschung. Teil II. Systematischer Teil. B. Ordnung nach Sinnbezirken (mit einem alphabetischen Begriffsschluessel): Der Mensch und seine Welt im Spiegel der Sprachforschung ( FRANKE 1989) p. 58B

                    Words

                      jǐn OC: klɯnʔ MC: kɨn 168 AttributionsWD

                    The current word for (typically respectful) meticulous and almost fastidious diligence is jǐn 謹 (ant. màn 慢 "be neglectful").

                      Word relations
                    • Contrast: 慎/DILIGENT Shèn 慎 (ant. hū 忽 "be neglectful") "be careful and cautious" emphasises not only careful attention but also wariness of possible danger.
                    • Assoc: 恭 / 共/RESPECT Gōng 恭 (ant. jù 倨 "behave in an informal impolite way") refers specifically to private proper polite and respectful attitudes shown to a deserving person.
                    • Assoc: 孝/LOVE Xiào 孝 refers to loving respect for one's parents and ancestors in attitude and action and is a major traditional virtue.
                    • Assoc: 愿/DILIGENT Yuàn 愿 (not to be confused with yuàn 願 "hope") is an elevated rare word referring to respectful diligence of the people.
                    • Assoc: 篤/EARNEST Dǔ 篤 refers to trusty earnestness under the special aspect of dependability.
                    • Assoc: 信/FAITHFUL The current general word for trustiness or good faith is xìn 信.
                    • Assoc: 慎/DILIGENT Shèn 慎 (ant. hū 忽 "be neglectful") "be careful and cautious" emphasises not only careful attention but also wariness of possible danger.
                    • Assoc: 慎/DILIGENT Shèn 慎 (ant. hū 忽 "be neglectful") "be careful and cautious" emphasises not only careful attention but also wariness of possible danger.

                      Syntactic words
                    • nab.tactdiligent attention to N
                    • nabactdiligence in action
                    • nabdispositiondiligence;
                    • vadNmeticulous, painstaking
                    • vadVpainstakingly, diligently, carefully; meticulously; unfailingly 謹而
                    • viact, commendatorybe diligent; be meticulous; be assiduous; show diligence
                    • vipejorativebe (overly) meticulous, be fastidious???
                    • vpostadVtoNgradeddiligently; with diligent attention to detail 遇客甚謹
                    • vt(oN)pay diligent attention toCH
                    • vt+prep+Nbe diligent about, pay painstaking attention to
                    • vt+V[0]be careful to V
                    • vtoNactbe diligent about, take pains with; devote oneself meticulously to; be meticulous on the point of; be vigilant regarding
                    • vtoNcausativecause to be diligent
                    • vtoNpassivebe paid painstaking attention to
                    • vtoNpsychpay diligent attention to, pay close attention to; be carefully attentive to
                      shèn OC: djins MC: dʑin 41 AttributionsWD

                    Shèn 慎 (ant. hū 忽 "be neglectful") "be careful and cautious" emphasises not only careful attention but also wariness of possible danger.

                      Word relations
                    • Ant: 輕 / 輕/FRIVOLOUS The current general and neutral word for lack of seriousness is qīng 輕 (ant. zhuāng 莊 "serious").
                    • Contrast: 敏/SKILLFUL Mǐn 敏 (ant. yú 愚 "stupid and incompetent") refers to a very high degree of adeptness at a task.
                    • Contrast: 謹/DILIGENT The current word for (typically respectful) meticulous and almost fastidious diligence is jǐn 謹 (ant. màn 慢 "be neglectful").
                    • Assoc: 謹/DILIGENT The current word for (typically respectful) meticulous and almost fastidious diligence is jǐn 謹 (ant. màn 慢 "be neglectful").
                    • Assoc: 謹/DILIGENT The current word for (typically respectful) meticulous and almost fastidious diligence is jǐn 謹 (ant. màn 慢 "be neglectful").

                      Syntactic words
                    • nabpsychdiligence; preoccupation with which one is carefully or warily concerned; moral carefulness
                    • vadVMOVE TO CAUTIOUS carefully, warily
                    • viactbe advertent; be careful
                    • vt prep Npay careful attention to NCH
                    • vt(oN)be diligent with respect to
                    • vt+prep+Nreflexive.己be diligent and cautious with respect to (oneself)
                    • vt+V[0]be careful in V-ing; take care to V [This is a clear case where vadV is indistinguishable from vt+V.]
                    • vtoNpay careful attention to; be careful to avoid; show special care for
                    • vtoNpassivebe paid careful attention toCH
                    • vtoNreflexive.己be diligent and careful with respect to (oneself)
                      jìng OC: kreŋs MC: kɣaŋ 30 AttributionsWD

                    Jìng 敬 refers to respectful diligence in action.

                      Word relations
                    • Ant: 簡/NEGLECT Màn 慢 (ant. jìng 敬 "pay proper and respectful attention to") and jiǎn 簡 (ant. xì 細 "pay detailed attention to") refer to a typically deliberate and defiant, often a deliberately outrageous, failure to pay proper attention to what is expected to be heeded.
                    • Object: 事/WORK Shì 事 (ant. xián 閒 "be at leisure") refers primarily to an official or regular working effort made on behalf of and in the service of an employer or a ruler.
                    • Assoc: 忠/FAITHFUL Zhōng 忠 refers to a selfless effort on behalf of the person to whom one takes oneself to owe loyalty, and this person may be either a ruler or a friend.

                      Syntactic words
                    • nabactrespectful diligence in practice
                    • vadVwith devoted diligence, diligently
                    • viactshow respectful diligence in action
                    • viimperativebe diligent!CH
                    • vt[oN](degree verb, see 甚敬)be morally earnest in one's behaviour and attitudes; show a respectful attitude
                    • vtoNpay diligent attention to, attend diligently to
                    • vtoNimperativebe diligent about N!
                    • vtoNreflexive.己cause oneself to be reverently diligent in one's actions
                      qín OC: ɡlɯn MC: gɨn 13 AttributionsWD

                    Qín 勤 (ant. duò 惰 "without proper strenuous and dutiful effort") emphasises dutiful mental effort.

                      Syntactic words
                    • vadNdiligent
                    • vadVdiligently
                    • viactbe industrious and strenous in one's efforts, make strenuous efforts, be assiduous; be meticulous
                    • vt+prep+Nbe diligent with regard to
                      shóu OC: djɯwɡ MC: dʑuk 9 AttributionsWD

                      Word relations
                    • Epithet: 圖/PLAN Tú 圖 suggests that the person who plans has the formal authority to take a decision.
                    • Epithet: 察/INVESTIGATE The most general words for investigating something are chá 察 "sort out clearly" and shen 審 "investigate carefully".

                      Syntactic words
                    • vadVthoroughly, carefully, closely
                    • vibe mature, well-considered
                    謹慎  jǐn shèn OC: klɯnʔ djins MC: kɨn dʑin 7 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • NPabactproper careful diligence
                    • VPibe properly diligent
                    • VPt+V[0]be meticulous about Ving
                    • VPtoNbe diligent about
                      hǎo OC: qhuuʔ MC: hɑu 6 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadVimperativeproperly, carefully
                    • vpostadVcompletely, properly
                      shěn OC: qhjɯmʔ MC: ɕim 6 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadVdiligently, carefully, meticulously
                    • viactbe diligent
                    • vt+V[0]take meticulous care in V-ing, V with critical attention
                    • vtoNbe meticulous about
                    • vtoNpassivebe practised with diligence
                      què OC: khrooɡ MC: khɣɔk 6 AttributionsWD

                    Què 愨 emphasises the moral appropriateness of the diligence in question.

                      Syntactic words
                    • nabdispositionearnest decency, naive diligence
                    • v[adN]nonreferentialthose who are diligent; the diligent
                    • viactbe decent, be dutiful and diligent in an unsophisticated way; naive and morally diligent; straightforwardly decent
                    • vichangebecome trustily diligent
                      yuàn OC: ŋɡons MC: ŋi̯ɐn 5 AttributionsWD

                    Yuàn 愿 (not to be confused with yuàn 願 "hope") is an elevated rare word referring to respectful diligence of the people.

                      Word relations
                    • Ant: 直/GOOD Zhí 直 (ant. qǔ 曲 "devious") refers to moral straightforwardness and uprightness.
                    • Ant: 侗/COARSE
                    • Assoc: 謹/DILIGENT The current word for (typically respectful) meticulous and almost fastidious diligence is jǐn 謹 (ant. màn 慢 "be neglectful").

                      Syntactic words
                    • nabactdiligence
                    • vadNdiligentCH
                    • viactbe attentive and make an honest effort, sincere and diligent SW: 謹也
                    精勤  jīng qín OC: tseŋ ɡlɯn MC: tsiɛŋ gɨn 4 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadVwith careful diligence
                      bó OC: bɯɯd MC: buot 3 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • viintensitivebe serious, be officious
                      quàn OC: khons MC: khi̯ɐn 3 AttributionsWD

                    Quàn 勸 focusses on the externally induced enthusiasm with which something is done.

                      Syntactic words
                    • vifeel encouraged to make strenuous efforts; LY feel enthusiasticSAME AS "DILIGENT" vt-pass delenda (vi should be vt-pass)
                    • vtoNbe encouraged to work diligently for (rewards etc); fell impelled to work for
                      shàn OC: ɡjenʔ MC: dʑiɛn 3 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadVproperly; carefully 善聽
                      fán OC: ban MC: bi̯ɐn 3 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vt+prep+Nbe elaborate with respect to
                    • vtoNcausative(cause to be elaborate>) be fastidious about; to elaborate, make elaborate
                      dì OC: k-leeɡs MC: tei 3 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadVpaying diligent attention to all details
                      hù OC: ɢʷaaɡs MC: ɦuo̝ 3 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vtoNtake care with, be careful about
                    作意  zuò yì OC: tsaaɡ qɯɡs MC: tsɑk ʔɨ 3 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadVwith attention, carefully
                    • VPt(oN)imperativepay diligent attention (to what I am saying)
                    • VPt+V[0]pay attention to V-ing
                    踧踖  cù jí OC: sklɯwɡ skaɡ MC: tsuk tsiɛk 2 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiintensitivebe very reverent
                      xiū OC: sqlɯw MC: sɨu 2 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vtoNpay diligent attention to, be careful with
                    前後  qián hòu MC: dzen huwX OC: dzeen ɡooʔLZ 2 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadVthoroughly, from all perspectivesLZ
                      lì OC:  MC: lɨk 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadVdiligently
                      lì OC: ɡ-rɯɡ MC: lɨk 1 AttributionWD

                    Lì 力 emphasises total devotion of all one's physical and mental effort, and in this meaning the word is normally adverbial.

                      Syntactic words
                    • nadVinstrumentwith all one's might, all one can
                      lài OC: rɯɯs MC: ləi
                      lài OC: rɯɯs MC: ləi 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vtoNread la4i: practise diligently
                      qín OC: ɡlɯn MC: gɨn 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe careful, diligent, zealous
                      mào OC: moos MC: mu 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • v[adN]nonreferentialthe diligent; the zealous ones
                    • viactbe diligent; be energetic
                    • viimperativebe they diligent!
                    • vt+V[0]exert oneself in VERBING
                    • vtoNcausativecause to strive diligently
                      xiān OC: sem MC: siɛm 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadVfigurativemeticulously
                    • vi.red:adVdelicately
                      sǒng OC: soŋʔ MC: si̯oŋ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe cared for; keep in apprehension
                    • vtoNbe careful about (GY)
                      cù OC: sklɯwɡ MC: tsuk 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • v-p.adVdiligently, reverently
                    • viintensitiveshow diligent reverence 踧踖 show respectful unease
                    勤意  qín yì OC: ɡlɯn qɯɡs MC: gɨn ʔɨ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadVwith careful attention
                    子細  zǐ xì OC: sklɯʔ snɯɯs MC: tsɨ sei 1 AttributionWD
                    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 461b, #3

                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadVin detail > diligently, carefully, with great care
                    恭勤  gōng qín OC: koŋ ɡlɯn MC: ki̯oŋ gɨn 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadVdiligently
                    恭謹  gōng jǐn OC: koŋ klɯnʔ MC: ki̯oŋ kɨn 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiactbe respectfully diligent
                    戒慎  jiè shèn OC: krɯɯɡs djins MC: kɣɛi dʑin 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiactbe very careful
                    篤敬  dǔ jìng OC: tuuɡ kreŋs MC: tuok kɣaŋ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VP[adN]humanthe diligent onesLZ
                    • VPiactbe diligent
                    謹而  jǐn ér OC: klɯnʔ njɯ MC: kɨn ȵɨ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadVmeticulously
                    采顧  cǎi gù OC: tshɯɯʔ klaas MC: tshəi kuo̝ 1 AttributionWD
                    • 唐五代語言詞典 Táng Wǔdài yǔyán cídiǎn A Dictionary of the Language of the Tang and Five Dynasties Periods ( JIANG/CAO 1997) p. 41

                      Syntactic words
                    • VPt(oN)colloquialcolloquial: pay attention to, show respect to, care about
                      xián OC: ɡiin MC: ɦen 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe worthy and diligent
                    敬慎  jìng shèn MC: kjaengH -- OC: kreŋs --CH 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiactbe diligent and careful in actionCH
                      zhěng MC: tsyengX OC: tjeŋʔCH 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vi.red-p:adVfor all one's diligent effortCH
                    脩然  xiū rán MC: sjuw nyen OC: sqlɯw njenLZ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadVcarefullyLZ
                      dūn MC: twon OC: tuun 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe diligentCH
                    屬臾  shǔ yú MC: dzyowk yu OC: djoɡ loCH 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • NPabshow diligence and concernCH
                    亹亹  wěi wěi MC: mj+jX mj+jX OC: mɯlʔ mɯlʔLZ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vi.reddiligent, hard-working (SHI)LZ
                    勤屬  qín shǔ MC: gj+n dzyowk OC: ɡlɯn djoɡLZ 1 AttributionWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPadNdiligent, hardworkingLZ
                      jié OC: khriid MC: khɣɛt 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vadVdiligent
                      miǎn OC: mronʔ MC: miɛn 0 AttributionsWD

                    Miǎn 勉 focusses on externally or internally generated extraordinary enthusiasm for a task.

                      Syntactic words
                    • viactbe diligent
                      jù OC: kʷas MC: ki̯o 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vibe careful; be circumspect
                      shéng OC: sbljɯŋ MC: ʑɨŋ 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • vi.red:-p::adVbe careful
                      jí OC: skaɡ MC: tsiɛk 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • viintensitivereverently and politely
                    勤心  qín xīn OC: ɡlɯn slɯm MC: gɨn sim 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • NPadVwith a diligent heart> diligently, strenuously, with appropriate effort
                    微密  wēi mì OC: mɯl mbriɡ MC: mɨi mit 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiactpay meticulous attention to details
                    慎謹  shèn jǐn OC: djins klɯnʔ MC: dʑin kɨn 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPibe careful and diligent
                    懃仂  qín lì OC: ɡlɯn MC: gɨn lɨk 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiactbe diligent
                    黽勉  mǐn miǎn OC: mblinʔ mronʔ MC: min miɛn 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPt+V[0]actSHI: make a diligent effort to V
                      Click here to add pinyin MC:  OC: CH 0 AttributionsWD
                      Syntactic words
                    • VPiactbe diligent and careful in actionCH

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