粵

勤kan4力lik6

kan4 lik6qín lì

English

  1. hardworking
  2. hardworking; putting a lot of effort into doing something
  3. diligent

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好努力,好畀心機,好用功咁做一樣嘢

Examples

  • 佢讀書好勤力。

    He puts a lot of effort into his studies.

  • 我叫渠等勤力啲讀書。

    I told them to study harder.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 佢後生嗰陣好勤力做嘢。

    In his younger days he worked very hard.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 做嘢唔使勤力,用腦就得。

    Work smarter, not harder.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 個分別係佢做嘢做得勤力過你。

    The difference is this: he works harder than you.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 啲人話渠後生嗰陣好勤力做嘢。

    It is said that he worked very hard in his younger days.

    Tatoeba · thesilhouette CC BY

  • 你覺唔覺得自己係一個勤力嘅人?

    Do you consider yourself hardworking?

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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