诚实 (誠實)
chéng shí
Pinyin

Definition

诚实 (誠實)
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chéng shí
  1. honest
  2. honesty
  3. honorable
  4. truthful

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

事实
shì shí
  1. 1 fact
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
其实
qí shí
  1. 1 actually
  2. 2 in fact
  3. 3 really
实力
shí lì
  1. 1 strength
实名制
shí míng zhì
  1. 1 system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc)
实在
shí zài
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 actually
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 true
  5. 5 real
  6. 6 honest
  7. 7 dependable
  8. 8 (philosophy) reality

Idioms (20)

一秉虔诚
yī bǐng qián chéng
  1. 1 earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly
事实胜于雄辩
shì shí shèng yú xióng biàn
  1. 1 Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
付诸实施
fù zhū shí shī
  1. 1 to put into practice
  2. 2 to carry out (idiom)
以虚带实
yǐ xū dài shí
  1. 1 to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)
勤俭朴实
qín jiǎn pǔ shí
  1. 1 hardworking, thrifty, plain, and honest (idiom)

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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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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嗯…专长啊…我好像没什么专长。虽然我没什么专长，可是我的特色是诚实。
en …zhuāncháng a …wǒ hǎoxiàng méishénme zhuāncháng 。suīrán wǒ méishénme zhuāncháng ，kěshì wǒ de tèsè shì chéngshí 。
Um... Expertise... I don’t seem to have any expertise. Although I don't have any expertise, my characteristics include being honest.
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官员又失言，日前地方首长视察水灾受灾地区时，一句“叫我来能做什么？”引起轩然大波，网民纷纷上网留言，表示应该选他为“年度最诚实官员”，今天稍早，于县府召开记者会，我们来看看现场的画面。
guānyuán yòu shīyán ，rìqián dìfang shǒucháng shìchá shuǐzāi shòuzāi dìqū shí ，yī jù “jiào wǒ lái néng zuò shénme ？”yǐnqǐ xuānrándàbō ，wǎngmín fēnfēn shàngwǎng liúyán ，biǎoshì yīnggāi xuǎn tā wèi “niándù zuì chéngshí guānyuán ”，jīntiān shāozǎo ，yú xiànfǔ zhàokāi jìzhěhuì ，wǒmen lái kàn kan xiànchǎng de huàmiàn 。
Another official has been shooting his mouth off recently, with the line "What did you expect me to be able to do when you asked me to come here?" whilst visiting an area affected by floods creating a storm of comments online, with netizens saying that he should be voted the most honest official of the year. Let's have a look at the press conference called by the county government.
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咱们结婚前说好的，要对对方诚实。你可倒好，藏私房钱！你说，你是不是在外面包二奶了？
zánmen jiéhūn qián shuōhǎo de ，yào duì duìfāng chéngshí 。nǐ kě dào hǎo ，cáng sīfangqián ！nǐ shuō ，nǐ shìbushì zài wàimian bāo èrnǎi le ？
Before we got married we always said that we have to be honest with each other. Instead, you're secretly stashing money around the house! Tell me: are you having an affair?
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