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勤工俭学 (qín gōng jiǎn xué): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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勤工俭学 (qín gōng jiǎn xué): Work-study program / earn one's own tuition — Meaning & Stroke Order

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勤工俭学 consists of 4 characters.

diligent, industrious, hardworking

work, labor, industry

thrifty, frugal, economical

to study, to learn, or knowledge

How to Use 勤工俭学 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 勤工俭学 with other words naturally.

Preposition + Nounwith通过

tōng通

guò过

qíng勤

ōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

neutral

through work-study

Adjective + Nounwith学生

qíng勤

ōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

de的

xué学

shēng生

Verb + Objectwith参加

cān参

jiā加

qíng勤

ōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

Noun + Nounwith项目

qíng勤

ōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

xiàng项

mù目

Example Sentences with 勤工俭学

tā他

qín勤

gōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

，

zì

neutral

work-study student

neutral

participate in work-study

formal

Written

work-study program

自

jǐ己

zhuàn赚

qián钱

shàng上

xué学

。

He works while studying to earn money for his education.

Wèi为

le了

jiǎn减

qīng轻

jiā家

tíng庭

fù负

dān担

，

tā他

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

qín勤

gōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

。

To ease the family's financial burden, he chose to participate in a work-study program.

wèi为

le了

zhuī追

qiú求

dú独

lì立

，

tā他

jué决

dìng定

tōng通

guò过

qín勤

gōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

lái来

zhī支

fù付

hǎi海

wài外

liú留

xué学

de的

quán全

bù部

fèi费

yòng用

。

In pursuit of independence, he decided to cover all his overseas study expenses through a work-study program.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

kǎo考

lǜ虑

guò过

zài在

dà大

xué学

qī期

jiān间

qín勤

gōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

，

yǐ以

jī积

lěi累

yì一

xiē些

shè社

huì会

shí实

jiàn践

jīng经

yàn验

ma吗

？

Have you considered participating in a work-study program during university to accumulate some practical social experience?

xǔ许

duō多

dà大

xué学

shēng生

xuǎn选

zé择

qín勤

gōng工

tā他

bìng并

méi没

yǒu有

xuǎn选

zé择

qín勤

gōng工

jiǎn俭

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

cháng常

liáo聊

qǐ起

qín勤

gōng工

tōng通

guò过

qín勤

gōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

，

tā她

bù不

jǐn尽

guǎn管

qín勤

gōng工

jiǎn俭

xué学

zhàn占

jù据

le了

jiǎn俭

xué学

lái来

jiǎn减

qīng轻

jiā家

tíng庭

fù负

dān担

。

Many college students choose to work part-time while studying to reduce their family's financial burden.

xué学

，

ér而

shì是

shēn申

qǐng请

le了

quán全

é额

jiǎng奖

xué学

jīn金

lái来

wán完

chéng成

xué学

yè业

。

He did not opt for a work-study program; instead, he applied for a full scholarship to complete his studies.

jiǎn俭

xué学

de的

jīng经

lì历

，

nà那

xiē些

gù故

shì事

jì既

xīn辛

kǔ苦

yòu又

chōng充

mǎn满

chéng成

jiù就

gǎn感

。

On weekends, we often talk about our experiences in the work-study program; those stories are both tough and full of a sense of accomplishment.

jǐn仅

zhī支

fù付

le了

xué学

fèi费

，

hái还

jī积

lěi累

le了

bǎo宝

guì贵

de的

gōng工

zuò作

jīng经

yàn验

。

Through working while studying, she not only paid her tuition but also gained valuable work experience.

tā她

dà大

liàng量

shí时

jiān间

，

dàn但

xué学

yè业

chéng成

jì绩

què却

shǐ始

zhōng终

bǎo保

chí持

zài在

yōu优

yì异

shuǐ水

píng平

。

Although the work-study program occupied much of her time, her academic performance consistently remained at an excellent level.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 勤工俭学.

Words with 勤

勤俭qín jiǎn
勤劳qín láo
勤奋qín fèn
勤快qín kuai
后勤hòu qín
殷勤yīn qín
辛勤xīn qín

Words with 工

工作gōng zuòHSK 1
工资gōng zīHSK 4
打工dǎ gōngHSK 5
义工yì gōng
人工rén gōng
分工fēn gōng
加工jiā gōng
务工wù gōng

Words with 俭

勤俭qín jiǎn
节俭jié jiǎn

Words with 学

同学tóng xuéHSK 1
学习xué xíHSK 1
学校xué xiàoHSK 1
学生xué shengHSK 1
数学shù xuéHSK 3
留学liú xuéHSK 3
学期xué qīHSK 4
科学

kē xué

HSK 4