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认真

rèn zhēn

Old HSK 3 HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 認真

认真 (rèn zhēn) means "conscientious". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was HSK 3 in the old six-level list.

What 认真 means

1. conscientious
2. earnest
3. serious
4. to take seriously
5. to take to heart

The characters in 认真

• 认rènto recognize; to know; to admit
• 真zhēnreally; truly; indeed

Example sentences

• 认真的？
  Are you serious?
• 认真点。
  Get serious.
• 你认真的？
  Are you serious?
• 我是认真的!
  I mean it.
• 我是认真的。
  I'm serious.
• 你是认真的吗？
  Are you serious?

Sounds the same

Read rèn zhēn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 纫针to thread a needle

Where 认真 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Qualities, Adverbs & Degree Words (HSK 3), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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