How to Say ‘You've been very hardworking lately’ in Traditional Chinese
你最近很認真
nǐ zuì jìn hěn rèn zhēn
[nǐ dzway-jeen hen rènzhēn]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese needs something before an adjective like 認真, and 很 usually fills that slot without adding much "very". To really stress it, say 非常認真 "extremely hardworking".
Phrase Breakdown
你最近
nǐ zuì jìn
you, lately
你 (nǐ) means 'you', and 最近 (zuìjìn) means 'recently' or 'lately'. A time word comes before the description.
你最近好嗎？
How have you been lately?
Words in this phrase
你
nǐ
[nǐ]
you
Refers to the person being spoken to.
你今天看起來很高興。
You look happy today.
最近
zuì jìn
[dzway-jeen]
recently; lately
Refers to the near past or current period of time.
我最近在看新的工作機會。
Recently I have been looking at new job opportunities.
很認真
hěn rèn zhēn
very hardworking
很 (hěn) means 'very', and 認真 (rènzhēn) means 'serious' or 'diligent'. 很 links the subject to an adjective.
她上課很認真。
She is very attentive in class.
Words in this phrase
很
hěn
[hen]
very
An adverb meaning very; it strengthens an adjective or feeling.
今天認識你，我很開心，也很喜歡這個「很」有活力的活動。
Meeting you today, I’m very happy, and I also like this very lively event.
認真
rèn zhēn
[rènzhēn]
hardworking; serious; conscientious
Describes someone who works carefully and diligently.
他上課很認真。
He is very attentive in class.
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