ขยัน
hard-working
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- 1 hard-working、diligent
Describes someone who works or studies diligently and keeps making a steady effort.
hard-working、diligent
Describes a hard-working person or a diligent, sustained approach to an activity.
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เขาเป็นคนขยัน khǎw pen khon khayǎn He is a hard-working person. เขาเป็นคนขยัน details
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ต้องขยันเรียนภาษาไทย tɔ̂ŋ khayǎn rian phaasǎa thay You need to study Thai diligently. ต้องขยันเรียนภาษาไทย details
Learning notes
Explanation
A common pattern is เป็นคนขยัน, describing someone as a hard-working person. Before an activity verb, as in ขยันเรียน or ขยันทำงาน, it means doing that activity diligently and consistently. The emphasis is usually on steady, repeated effort rather than a single burst of intense work, and the word is generally complimentary.
Usage
It is commonly used to praise students who study regularly, people who work diligently, or anyone who consistently practices or exercises. It is also used in encouragements such as ขยันเรียนนะ, telling someone to keep studying hard.
Caution
ขยัน describes effort and consistency, not ability. ขยันเรียน means that someone studies diligently; it does not necessarily mean that the person is academically talented. Use เก่ง when referring to skill or ability.
Differences from similar words
1 hard-working synonyms
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หมั่น emphasizes doing a particular activity regularly and repeatedly. ขยัน can also describe a person's general character as hard-working.
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อุตสาหะ emphasizes persistent effort despite difficulty and has a somewhat more formal or literary tone. ขยัน is the ordinary everyday word for being hard-working.