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忠诚

zhōng chéng · zhong cheng

Traditional 忠誠

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. devoted
  2. loyal
  3. fidelity
  4. loyalty
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The loyal dog

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)邻居(línjū)的(de)狗(gǒu)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)等(děng)他(tā)回家(huíjiā)。

    My neighbour's dog waits for him to come home every day.

  2. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)忠诚(zhōngchéng)！

    How loyal!

  3. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，狗(gǒu)都(dōu)很(hěn)忠诚(zhōngchéng)，冬天(dōngtiān)也(yě)在(zài)门口(ménkǒu)等(děng)。

    Yes, dogs are very loyal. It waits at the door even in winter.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)很(hěn)忠诚(zhōngchéng)，我(wǒ)从来(cónglái)不(bù)骗(piàn)你(nǐ)。

    I'm loyal too. I never lie to you.

  5. Dengdeng

    是吗(shìma)？上次(shàngcì)是(shì)谁(shéi)吃(chī)了(le)我(wǒ)的(de)饼干(bǐnggān)？

    Really? Then who ate my cookies last time?

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)一次(yīcì)意外(yìwài)，不(bù)影响(yǐngxiǎng)我(wǒ)的(de)忠诚(zhōngchéng)。

    That was an accident. It doesn't change my loyalty.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)只(zhī)狗(gǒu)对(duì)主(zhǔ)人(rén)非(fēi)常(cháng)忠(zhōng)诚(chéng)，每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)守(shǒu)在(zài)门(mén)口(kǒu)等(děng)他(tā)回(huí)家(jiā)。

That dog is extremely loyal to its owner, waiting at the door every day for him to come home.

02

他(tā)因(yīn)为(wèi)对(duì)公(gōng)司(sī)的(de)忠(zhōng)诚(chéng)而(ér)拒(jù)绝(jué)了(le)竞(jìng)争(zhēng)对(duì)手(shǒu)的(de)高(gāo)薪(xīn)邀(yāo)请(qǐng)。

He rejected a high-salary offer from a competitor because of his loyalty to the company.

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