认真rèn zhēnconscientious
认真 (rèn zhēn) means conscientious, earnest, or serious. It describes a person who puts care into work or study, or the way someone does a task with real attention. 他工作很认真 says he is conscientious in his work. 她学习很认真 says she is earnest in her studies. 请认真听 says please listen seriously.
What does 认真 mean?
- 1.
conscientiousadjective
- 2.
earnestadjective
- 3.
seriousadjective
What do the characters in 认真 mean?
- 认to recognize
- 真true
How do you use 认真?
认真 can follow 很, as in 工作很认真, and it can come before a verb, as in 认真听 or 认真看.
Patterns
很 + 认真
他工作很认真。
Tā gōngzuò hěn rènzhēn.
He works very conscientiously.
认真 + Verb
请认真听。
Qǐng rènzhēn tīng.
Please listen seriously.
晚上 + 认真 + Verb
我晚上认真看书。
Wǒ wǎnshang rènzhēn kàn shū.
I read books seriously in the evening.
What are some examples of 认真 in a sentence?
How is 认真 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
今天的作业你写了吗?
Jīntiān de zuòyè nǐ xiě le ma?
Did you write today's homework?
- Speaker B:
我写了作业,但是写得很快。
Wǒ xiě le zuòyè, dànshì xiě de hěn kuài.
I wrote the homework, but I wrote very quickly.
- Speaker A:
老师让我们认真写。
Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen rènzhēn xiě.
The teacher had us write seriously.
- Speaker B:
好,我晚上再写作业。
Hǎo, wǒ wǎnshang zài xiě zuòyè.
OK, I will write the homework again in the evening.
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- 工作gōng zuòto workHSK 1
- 老师lǎo shīteacherHSK 1
- 听tīngto listen to; to hearHSK 1
- 看kànto see; to look atHSK 1
- 写xiěto writeHSK 1
- 书shūbookHSK 1
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.