诚实
chéngshí
honest
Part of speech · adjective
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 他是一个诚实的人。He is an honest person.
- 诚实是最好的态度。Honesty is the best attitude.
Collocations
诚实的人诚实守信为人诚实诚实可靠
Mnemonic
诚 chéng "sincere" + 实 shí "real/true": sincere and true = honest. It shares characters with Korean 誠實 (seongsil) yet in Chinese means specifically "honest."
Related
老实真诚可靠诚
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