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诚实

chéng shí · cheng shi

Traditional 誠實

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. honest
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Honest Dengdeng

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，你(nǐ)觉得(juéde)我(wǒ)新(xīn)买(mǎi)的(de)帽子(màozi)好看(hǎokàn)吗(ma)？

    Dengdeng, do you think my new hat looks good?

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)我(wǒ)说(shuō)诚实(chéngshí)的(de)话(huà)吗(ma)？

    Do you want me to speak honestly?

  3. Liangliang

    要(yào)！我(wǒ)最(zuì)喜欢(xǐhuan)诚实(chéngshí)的(de)朋友(péngyou)。

    Yes! I like honest friends best.

  4. Dengdeng

    那个(nàge)帽子(màozi)太(tài)大(dà)，像(xiàng)一(yī)个(gè)花盆(huāpén)。

    The hat is too big. It looks like a flower pot.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)真(zhēn)诚实(chéngshí)！我(wǒ)正(zhèng)想(xiǎng)要(yào)一(yī)个(gè)花盆(huāpén)！

    You're so honest! A flower pot is just what I wanted!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

与(yǔ)其(qí)说(shuō)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)诚(chéng)实(shí)，不(bù)如(rú)说(shuō)他(tā)聪(cōng)明(ming)。

Tom is more clever than honest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fercheung · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)无(wú)法(fǎ)否(fǒu)认(rèn)，他(tā)确(què)实(shí)是(shì)很(hěn)诚(chéng)实(shí)的(de)人(rén)。

We can't deny the fact that he's honest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by black333 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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诚
chéng

(bound form) sincere; authentic; (literary) really; truly

实
shí

real; true

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