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誠

chéng

sincere, honest; true, real

Strokes
13
Radical
言
HSK
—
Tone
2

Simplified form: 诚

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 诚, the simplified form of 誠. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 他以前是个诚实的人。

    Tā yǐ qián shì gè chéng shí de rén

    He was an honest man.

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  • 我不觉得他诚实。

    Wǒ bù jué de tā chéng shí

    I don't think that he's honest.

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  • 我不觉得他很诚实。

    Wǒ bù jué de tā hěn chéng shí

    I don't think he is truthful.

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  • 我相信你是诚实的。

    Wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ shì chéng shí de

    I believe you are honest.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 诚

  • 诚实chéng shí 2–2 honest
  • 诚信chéng xìn 2–4 genuine; honest; in good faith; honesty; integrity
  • 真诚zhēn chéng 1–2 sincere; genuine; true
  • 诚恳chéng kěn 2–3 sincere; honest; cordial
  • 忠诚zhōng chéng 1–2 devoted; loyal; fidelity; loyalty
  • 诚挚chéng zhì 2–4 sincere; cordial
  • 坦诚tǎn chéng 3–2 candid; frank; plain dealing
  • 诚意chéng yì 2–4 sincerity; good faith
  • 虔诚qián chéng 2–2 pious; devout; sincere
  • 诚心诚意chéng xīn chéng yì 2–1–2–4earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity