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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

认真的

Pronunciation / Transliteration: rènzhēn de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Earnest/ˈɜːr.nɪst/
adjectivenounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"她做出了认真的努力。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction; serious and resolute.

    "She made an earnest attempt to improve her performance."
As noun
  1. 1

    Something of value given as a part payment or security to secure a bargain (earnest money).

    "He paid a small sum as earnest to secure the property."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English 'eornoste', meaning serious, vehement, or zealous, with roots in Proto-Germanic. Historically associated with legal pledges or serious intent, it evolved to describe a sincere and intense state of mind or moral conviction.

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