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真诚 meaning in English

zhēnchéng

sincere; genuine; true

HSK 5adjectiveTraditional 真誠18 strokes

Meaning of 真诚

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

zhēnchéng
  1. sincere; genuine; true

How to use 真诚

真诚 describes people, attitudes, feelings, and apologies that come from the heart. It often appears before a noun with 的 or as an adverb with 地. Example: 他真诚地向我道歉。(Tā zhēnchéng de xiàng wǒ dàoqiàn.) He sincerely apologized to me.

真 (zhēn) means true or real, and 诚 (chéng) means sincere, with the speech radical 讠 hinting at honest words. Put them together and you get someone whose words are truly real: sincere.

Common mistake: Learners often mix up 真诚 and 诚实 (chéngshí). 诚实 means honest, not lying, while 真诚 means sincere, with real feeling behind it. Also, 诚 is second tone (chéng), not fourth.

真诚 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ不bú会huì原yuán谅liàng你nǐ，除chú非fēi你nǐ真zhēn诚chéng地dì道dào歉qiàn。
I won’t forgive you unless you apologise sincerely.
人rén们men说shuō，真zhēn正zhèng的de朋péng友yǒu是shì真zhēn诚chéng的de。
They say a true friend is sincere.
老lǎo人rén淡dàn蓝lán色sè的de眼yǎn睛jīng闪shǎn过guò一yī丝sī真zhēn诚chéng的de骄jiāo傲ào。
A gleam of real pride quickened most ingenuously in the Older Man's pale blue eyes.
任rèn何hé情qíng绪xù，只zhǐ要yào它tā是shì真zhēn诚chéng的de，就jiù说shuō明míng它tā是shì发fā自zì内nèi心xīn的de自zì然rán流liú露lù。
Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary.
不bú要yào觉jué得de真zhēn诚chéng的de爱ài必bì需xū惊jīng天tiān动dòng地dì。我wǒ们men需xū要yào的de，是shì不bú会huì倦juàn怠dài的de爱ài。
Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.

Stroke order for each character

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真 zhēn · really · 10 strokes

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诚 chéng · honest · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 真诚.

真的zhēn dereally; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
认真rènzhēnconscientious; earnest
真正zhēnzhènggenuine; real; true; really; indeed
真实zhēnshítrue; real
诚实chéngshíhonest
天真tiānzhēnnaive; innocent
诚信chéngxìnhonesty; trustworthiness; good faith
真相zhēnxiàngthe truth about sth; the actual facts
真理zhēnlǐtruth
传真chuánzhēnto fax; a fax
说真的shuō zhēndeto tell the truth; honestly
真心zhēnxīnwholeheartedness; sincerity

Questions about 真诚

What does 真诚 mean?

真诚 (zhēnchéng) means "sincere; genuine; true" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 真诚?

真诚 is made of 2 characters: 真 (10 strokes), 诚 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 真诚 an HSK word?

Yes. 真诚 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 真诚 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 真诚 is written 真誠.

What is the difference between 真诚 and 真实?

真诚 is about a person's heart or attitude being sincere. 真实 (zhēnshí) is about facts or situations being true or real, like 真实的故事 (a true story).

Can 真诚 be used as a noun?

Yes, it can mean sincerity in phrases like 我感受到了他的真诚 (I felt his sincerity). In this use it usually follows 的.

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