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jīng 兢 jīng 兢 yè 业 yè 业

兢兢业业 jīng jīng yè yè

conscientious and diligent; painstaking in one's work

Literally: cautious cautious diligent diligent

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Origin

From the Shijing (Daya, Yun Han): 兢兢业业,如霆如雷 — the king served with cautious diligence, as if thunder were overhead.

How to use it

Adverbial or predicate; positive. Often 兢兢业业地工作 or 兢兢业业几十年.

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  1. 他在这个岗位上兢兢业业工作了三十年，从未请过一天病假。
    Tā zài zhège gǎngwèi shàng jīng jīng yè yè gōngzuò le sānshí nián, cóng wèi qǐng guo yì tiān bìngjià.
    He has worked conscientiously in this post for thirty years and never taken a single day of sick leave.
    he at this (measure) post on cautious cautious diligent diligent work (aspect particle) thirty year, never not-yet request (experiential particle) one day sick leave
  2. 正是无数兢兢业业的普通劳动者支撑着城市的运转。
    Zhèng shì wúshù jīng jīng yè yè de pǔtōng láodòngzhě zhīchēngzhe chéngshì de yùnzhuǎn.
    It is precisely countless conscientious ordinary workers who keep the city running.
    exactly is countless cautious cautious diligent diligent (attributive particle) ordinary worker support (continuous particle) city (attributive particle) operation

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