诚 (誠) chéng
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chéng
noun
honesty; sincerity
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 诚 is an important Confucian concept (Guoyu '誠' n; Kroll 2015 '誠' 1a; Mathews 1931 '誠', p. 49; XHZD '诚' 1, p. 85; Yao 2000, p. 217). For example, 所謂誠其意者,毋自欺也 What is meant by 'making the thoughts sincere.' is the allowing no self-deception.' (The Classic of Rites, The Great Learning禮記‧大學, trans. by Legge 1885) -
chéng
adverb
if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: May be used in Literary Chinese to emphasize a supposition in a complex sentence with a subordinating conjunction, like 'if' (Kroll 2015 '誠' 3; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 153). -
chéng
adverb
truly; indeed
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 的確( Guoyu '誠' adv; Kroll 2015 '誠' 2; Mathews 1931 '誠', p. 49; XHZD '诚' 2, p. 85)
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- 虔诚(虔誠) devout; reverent
- 投诚(投誠) to defect; to surrender; to capitulate
- 挚诚(摯誠) sincere
- 诚实(誠實) honest; honorable; truthful
- 坦诚相见(坦誠相見) to trust one another fully; to treat somebody with sincerity
- 诚欲(誠欲) to really desire
- 诚心实意(誠心實意) earnestly and sincerely ; with all sincerity
- 掬诚(掬誠) wholeheartedly; sincerely
- 诚服(誠服) to be completely convinced; to fully accept another person's views
- 至诚(至誠) sincere
- 赤诚相见(赤誠相見) candidly sharing confidences
- 诚壹(誠壹) single minded
- 一秉虔诚(一秉虔誠) earnestly and sincerely; devoutly
- 诚朴(誠樸) simple and sincere
- 谦诚(謙誠) modest and sincere; humble
- 诚惶诚恐(誠惶誠恐) in fear and trepidation; in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
- 诚心诚意(誠心誠意) with all sincerity
- 诚敬(誠敬) respectful
- 欠至诚(欠至誠) lacking sincerity
- 心悦诚服(心悅誠服) to submit cheerfully; to accept willingly
- 赤诚相待(赤誠相待) to treat utterly sincerely; open and above board in dealing with sb
- 真诚(真誠) true; sincere; genuine
- 诚心(誠心) sincere ; deliberate
- 竭诚(竭誠) wholeheartedly
- 抱诚守真(抱誠守真) embrace sincerity and guard truth
- 真心诚意(真心誠意) true heart, true intention
- 诚心所愿(誠心所願) so be it; amen
- 非诚勿扰(非誠勿擾) Fei Cheng Wu Rao
- 诚信(誠信) to have good faith; to trust
- 忠诚(忠誠) devoted; loyal; faithful
- 开诚相见(開誠相見) candid and open
- 精诚(精誠) sincerity; absolute good faith
- 赤诚(赤誠) utterly sincere; wholly devoted
- 至意诚心(至意誠心) utmost and most sincere intentions
- 热诚(熱誠) devotion; fervor
- 实诚(實誠) sincere; honest
- 诚怕(誠怕) concerned that
- 巧诈不如拙诚(巧詐不如拙誠) it is better to be simplictically honest than cleverly deceitful
- 开诚(開誠) to be honest; to show sincerity
- 诚意(誠意) sincerity; cordiality
- 坦诚(坦誠) candid; frank; plain dealing
- 诚笃(誠篤) honest; sincere and serious
- 志诚(志誠) with sincerity and single-mindedness
- 不诚实(不誠實) dishonest
- 诚如(誠如) it is exactly as
- 诚恳(誠懇) sincere; honest; cordial
- 精诚所加,金石为开(精誠所加,金石為開) sincerity splits open metal and metal; if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
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Collocations
- 诚明 (誠明) 自誠明 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《中庸》 The State of Equilibrium and Harmony, also known as the Doctrine of the Mean — count: 5
- 诚身 (誠身) 誠身有道 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《中庸》 The State of Equilibrium and Harmony, also known as the Doctrine of the Mean — count: 3
- 贵诚 (貴誠) 貴誠之義也 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《郊特牲》 The Single Victim at the Border Sacrifices — count: 3
- 推诚 (推誠) 抱德推誠 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷九 主術訓 Chapter 9: The Sovereign's Methods — count: 2
- 诚中 (誠中) 誠中者也 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十 繆稱訓 Chapter 10: Solemn Precepts — count: 2
- 心诚 (心誠) 心誠求之 — The Book of Rites 禮記, 《大學》 The Great Learning — count: 2
- 诚通 (誠通) 誠通其志 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二十一 要略 Chapter 21: Summary — count: 2
- 诚在 (誠在) 是誠在我 — Mencius 孟子, 滕文公上 Teng Wen Gong I — count: 2
- 善于诚 (善於誠) 莫善於誠 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷二十 泰族訓 Chapter 20: superior Lineage — count: 2
- 诚积 (誠積) 誠積逾而威加敵人 — Huainanzi 淮南子, 卷十五 兵略訓 Chapter 15: Military Planning — count: 2