认真 (rèn zhēn): meaning and stroke order

认真 in our stories

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• 没想到，对方的经理听得很认真，还问了好几个问题。

  méi xiǎngdào duìfāng de jīnglǐ tīng de hěn rènzhēn hái wèn le hǎo jǐ gè wèntí

  To his surprise, the other side's manager listened carefully and asked several questions.

  From the story Three circles HSK 4

• 马修愣住了，然后哈哈大笑，把筷子一放，认真地对王总说：“王总，这顿饭，我恐怕要吃到明年了！”

  Mǎxiū lèng zhù le ránhòu hāhā dà xiào bǎ kuàizi yí fàng rènzhēn de duì Wáng zǒng shuō Wáng zǒng zhè dùn fàn wǒ kǒngpà yào chī dào míngnián le

  Matthew froze, then roared with laughter, put down his chopsticks and said solemnly to Mr Wang, "Mr Wang, I'm afraid I'd have been eating this meal until next year!"

  From the story The banquet that never ended HSK 6

• 窗外是纽约灯火辉煌的夜景，他第一次认真地问自己：为了走到今天，我到底丢掉了什么？

  chuāngwài shì Niǔyuē dēnghuǒ huīhuáng de yèjǐng tā dì-yī cì rènzhēn de wèn zìjǐ wèile zǒu dào jīntiān wǒ dàodǐ diūdiào le shénme

  Outside the window New York blazed with light, and for the first time he seriously asked himself: to get here, what exactly did I throw away?

  From the story The day he rang the bell HSK 7–9 · Level 7