Chinese

Adjective

殷勤

1. courteous; attentive; earnest; sincere; diligent
   • 吾正欲使孔明知我殷勤之意。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
     From: c. 1330 - 1400, 羅貫中 (Luo Guanzhong), 《三國演義》 (Romance of the Three Kingdoms), chapter 37

     Wú zhèng yù shǐ Kǒngmíng zhī wǒ yīnqín zhī yì. [Pinyin]

     I would like to make known to Kongming my earnest intentions.

   • 殷勤，不可懶惰；要心裏火熱，常常服事主。 [MSC, trad.]
     殷勤，不可懒惰；要心里火热，常常服事主。 [MSC, simp.]
     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 羅馬書 (Romans) 12:11

     Yīnqín, bùkě lǎnduò; yào xīnlǐ huǒrè, chángcháng fúshì Zhǔ. [Pinyin]

     [I]n diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord[.] (Revised Version)

   • 多謝神，感動提多的心，叫他待你們殷勤，像我一樣。 [MSC, trad.]
     多谢神，感动提多的心，叫他待你们殷勤，像我一样。 [MSC, simp.]
     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 哥林多後書 8:16

     Duōxiè Shén, gǎndòng Tíduō de xīn, jiào tā dài nǐmen yīnqín, xiàng wǒ yīyàng. [Pinyin]

     But thanks be to God, which putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus. (Revised Version)