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Chinese
Pronunciation 1
Note: rêng7 zêng1 - Jieyang.
Adjective
認真
- meticulous; conscientious
- 做事認真／做事认真 ― zuòshì rènzhēn ― to be meticulous when doing things
- 一位認真的學生／一位认真的学生 ― yī wèi rènzhēn de xuéshēng ― a conscientious student
Synonyms
- 不苟 (bùgǒu) (formal)
- 仔細 / 仔细 (zǐxì)
- 嚴 / 严 (yán)
- 嚴肅 / 严肃 (yánsù)
- 嚴謹 / 严谨 (yánjǐn)
- 墘角 (gièng-gáe̤k) (Eastern Min)
- 密切 (mìqiè)
- 審慎 / 审慎 (shěnshèn) (formal)
- 小心 (xiǎoxīn)
- 慎密 (shènmì)
- 慎重 (shènzhòng)
- 慘淡 / 惨淡 (cǎndàn)
- 板正 (bǎnzhèng)
- 正經 / 正经
- 當心 / 当心 (dāngxīn)
- 精心 (jīngxīn)
- 精細 / 精细 (jīngxì)
- 細心 / 细心 (xìxīn)
- 細膩 / 细腻 (xìnì) (Min)
- 謹嚴 / 谨严 (jǐnyán)
- 謹慎 / 谨慎 (jǐnshèn)
- 較真 / 较真 (jiàozhēn) (colloquial)
- 過細 / 过细 (guòxì)
- 鞠躬 (jūgōng) (literary)
Verb
認真
- to take seriously; to take to heart
Synonyms
Adverb
認真
- seriously; earnestly; conscientiously; meticulously
- 認真對待／认真对待 ― rènzhēn duìdài ― to treat seriously
你們應該認真地思考這個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
你们应该认真地思考这个问题。 [MSC, simp.]- Nǐmen yīnggāi rènzhēn de sīkǎo zhège wèntí.
- You should all think about this issue seriously.
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Adverb
認真
- (Cantonese) truly; really