诚 (誠)
chéng
Pinyin

Definition

诚 (誠)
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chéng
  1. sincere
  2. authentic
  3. really
  4. truly

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

忠诚
zhōng chéng
  1. 1 devoted
  2. 2 loyal
  3. 3 fidelity
  4. 4 loyalty
真诚
zhēn chéng
  1. 1 true
  2. 2 sincere
  3. 3 genuine
诚信
chéng xìn
  1. 1 genuine
  2. 2 honest
  3. 3 in good faith
  4. 4 honesty
  5. 5 integrity
诚实
chéng shí
  1. 1 honest
  2. 2 honesty
  3. 3 honorable
  4. 4 truthful
诚意
chéng yì
  1. 1 sincerity
  2. 2 good faith

Idioms (12)

一秉虔诚
yī bǐng qián chéng
  1. 1 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly
巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng
  1. 1 the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
  2. 2 honesty is the best policy
心悦诚服
xīn yuè chéng fú
  1. 1 to submit cheerfully
  2. 2 to accept willingly (idiom)
精诚所加，金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi
  1. 1 lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
  2. 2 With a will, you can achieve anything.
精诚所至
jīng chéng suǒ zhì
  1. 1 with a will, you can achieve anything (idiom); cf 精誠所至，金石為開|精诚所至，金石为开[jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi]

Sample Sentences

做人要诚实，老一辈的都说说谎是会下地狱、割舌头的。
zuòrén yào chéngshí ，lǎoyībèi de dōu shuō shuōhuǎng shì huì xià dìyù 、gē shétou de 。
We need to be honest. Elders always say that people who lie would go to hell and their tongues would be cut.
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诚实
chéngshí
honest
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其实长相什么的真的不太重要，我只希望我以后的伴侣能对我诚实。
qíshí zhǎngxiàng shénmede zhēnde bùtài zhòngyào ，wǒ zhǐ xīwàng wǒ yǐhòu de bànlǚ néng duì wǒ chéngshí 。
To be honest, appearance doesn't matter that much. The only thing I hope is that my future partner is honest with me.
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体现了中国对非合作的诚意，契合了新时期中非双方发展的需求。
tǐxiàn le Zhōngguó duì Fēi hézuò de chéngyì ，qìhé le Xīn shíqī ZhōngFēi shuāngfāng fāzhǎn de xūqiú 。
It reflects China’s sincerity in cooperation with Africa as well as the development needs of China and Africa in the new era.
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啧！那是因为你虔诚！你怎么不在上面写个“龟”字呢？
ze ！nà shì yīnwèi nǐ qiánchéng ！nǐ zěnme bù zài shàngmian xiě gè “guī ”zì ne ？
Tut tut! That's because you believe in it so much! Why don't you just write the Chinese character for turtle on it as a talisman while you're at it?
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社交的目的是为了让双方都拥有愉快的交流时光，其实，如果你可以放轻松，自在地和陌生人真诚地沟通，一定会有不一样的体验。
shèjiāo de mùdì shì wèile ràng shuāngfāng dōu yōngyǒu yúkuài de jiāoliú shíguāng ，qíshí ，rúguǒ nǐ kěyǐ fàng qīngsōng ，zìzài de hé mòshēngrén zhēnchéng de gōutōng ，yīdìng huì yǒu bù yīyàng de tǐyàn 。
The purpose of socializing is for both sides to have an enjoyable time, actually, if you can relax and communicate earnestly with strangers with ease, you're certain to have a different experience.
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你看你这孩子，太诚实了，我这小心思都让你给看穿了，还能愉快地玩耍吗？
nǐ kàn nǐ zhè háizi ，tài chéngshí le ，wǒ zhè xiǎo xīnsi dōu ràng nǐ gěi kàn chuān le ，hái néng yúkuài de wánshuǎ ma ？
You little scamp, you're too honest, you saw right through me, can I still have a good time?
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好，我们言归正传，上周呢我接到了了钟校长的邮件，可谓诚惶诚恐，校长邀请我参加母校的尖峰论坛并希望我与大家谈一谈外交辞令的相关内容。
hǎo ，wǒmen yánguīzhèngzhuàn ，shàngzhōu ne wǒ jiēdào le le Zhōng xiàozhǎng de yóujiàn ，kěwèi chénghuángchéngkǒng ，xiàozhǎng yāoqǐng wǒ cānjiā mǔxiào de jiānfēng lùntán bìng xīwàng wǒ yǔ dàjiā tán yi tán wàijiāo cílìng de xiāngguān nèiróng 。
OK, now getting back to the main topic, when I received an email from Principal Zhong, you could say I was sent into panic. The principal invited me to attend a summit at my alma mater and hoped that I would be able to talk to everyone about diplomatic rhetoric.
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你看，这下不是真诚了许多？
nǐ kàn ，zhèxià búshi zhēnchéng le xǔduō ？
See isn’t it much better to be honest and sincere to each other?
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好吧！既然你诚心发问，我就给你指点个迷津，我看看...家里的风水可是会影响运势的！
hǎoba ！jìrán nǐ chéngxīn fā wèn ，wǒ jiù gěi nǐ zhǐdiǎn gè míjīn ，wǒ kàn kan ...jiālǐ de fēngshuǐ kěshì huì yǐngxiǎng yùnshì de ！
OK! Since you asked me so sincerely, I'll point you in the right direction. Let me see... the fengshui of your home can affect your fortune!
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