Chinese symbol for “hardworking”
勤劳
qín láo
Traditional: 勤勞
hardworking; industrious; diligent
The closest CC-CEDICT match for hardworking is 勤劳 (qín láo), defined as: hardworking; industrious; diligent.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “hardworking”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 勤奋 (勤奮) | qín fèn | hardworking; diligent |
| 辛勤 | xīn qín | hardworking; industrious |
| 刻苦 | kè kǔ | hardworking; assiduous |
| 勤 | qín | diligent; industrious; hardworking; frequent; regular; constant |
| 勤力 | qín lì | hardworking; diligent |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 勤劳.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 后勤 (後勤) | hòu qín | logistics |
| 勤奋 (勤奮) | qín fèn | hardworking; diligent |
| 通勤 | tōng qín | commuting |
| 辛勤 | xīn qín | hardworking; industrious |
| 勤务 (勤務) | qín wù | service; duties |
| 劳动 (勞動) | láo dòng | work; toil |
| 劳动力 (勞動力) | láo dòng lì | labor force; manpower |
| 劳工 (勞工) | láo gōng | labor; laborer |
See also: Japanese symbol for “hardworking”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.