認真

See also: 认真

Chinese

		to recognize; to know; to admit	real; true; genuine
trad. (認真/認眞)		認	真/眞
simp. (认真)		认	真

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): rènzhēn

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˋ ㄓㄣ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jing⁶ zan¹

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ngin⁵ zin¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngin-chṳ̂n

(Hailu, HRS): ngin^˖ zhin^ˋ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): līn-chin / jīn-chin

(Teochew, Peng'im): ring⁷ zing¹ / rêng⁷ zêng¹
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gnin-tsen

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: rènzhēn
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˋ ㄓㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: rènjhen
  - Wade–Giles: jên⁴-chên¹
  - Yale: rèn-jēn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rennjen
  - Palladius: жэньчжэнь (žɛnʹčžɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    紉針 / 纫针
    認真 / 认真
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁶ zan¹
  - Yale: yihng jān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁶ dzan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying⁶ zen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²² t͡sɐn⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ngin⁵ zin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵑɡin³² t͡sin³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngin-chṳ̂n
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngin ziin^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngin⁴ zin¹
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋin⁵⁵ t͡sɨn²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngin^˖ zhin^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋin³³ t͡ʃin⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: līn-chin
  - Tâi-lô: līn-tsin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lixncyn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lin⁴¹⁻²² t͡sin³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lin²²⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lin³³⁻¹¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jīn-chin
  - Tâi-lô: jīn-tsin
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jixncyn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin²²⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin³³⁻²¹ t͡sin⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ring⁷ zing¹ / rêng⁷ zêng¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jīng tsing / jēng tseng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /d͡ziŋ¹¹ t͡siŋ³³/, /d͡zeŋ¹¹ t͡seŋ³³/

Note: rêng7 zêng1 - Jieyang.

Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶gnin-tsen
  - MiniDict: nyin^去 tsen
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyin-tsen
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲin²² t͡sən⁴⁴/

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

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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)
對重 / 对重 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
小心 (xiǎoxīn)
慎密 (shènmì)
慎重 (shènzhòng)
慘淡 / 惨淡 (cǎndàn)
持重 (chízhòng)
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)
致重 (Hokkien)
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)
頂真 / 顶真 (dǐngzhēn) (dialectal)

Verb

認真

to take seriously; to take to heart

Synonyms

當真／当真 (dàngzhēn)

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. [Pinyin]
You should all think about this issue seriously.

Derived terms

認認真真 / 认认真真

Pronunciation 2

Cantonese (Jyutping): jing^6-2 zan¹

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing^6-2 zan¹
  - Yale: yíng jān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing^6-2 dzan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying^6-2 zen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²²⁻³⁵ t͡sɐn⁵⁵/

Adverb

認真

(Cantonese) truly; really
- 1976, “半斤八兩”, performed by Sam Hui:
  
  揾個些少到月底點夠駛，奀過鬼，確係認真濕滯 [Cantonese, trad.]
  揾个些少到月底点够驶，奀过鬼，确系认真湿滞 [Cantonese, simp.]
  wan² go¹ se¹ siu² dou³ jyut⁶ dai² dim² gau³ sai², ngan¹ gwo³ gwai², kok³ hai⁶ jing^6-2 zan¹ sap¹ zai⁶ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)