勤劳 qínláo hardworking
hardworking; industrious; diligent
How to remember 勤劳: 勤 diligent + 劳 to labor = hardworking.
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- Hardworking and industrious as a personal virtue - 勤劳的人民 (qínláo de rénmín) a hardworking people, 勤劳致富 (qínláo zhìfù) get rich through hard work.
- Describes a diligent character/disposition; contrast 努力 (nǔlì), which is effort on a specific task, and 勤奋 (qínfèn), diligence especially in study.
- Praising, slightly formal tone.