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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- 一秉虔诚(一秉虔誠) earnestly and sincerely; devoutly
- 实诚(實誠) sincere; honest
- 诚敬(誠敬) respectful
- 至诚(至誠) sincere
- 不诚实(不誠實) dishonest
- 诚服(誠服) to be completely convinced; to fully accept another person's views
- 赤诚(赤誠) utterly sincere; wholly devoted
- 挚诚(摯誠) sincere
- 诚聘(誠聘) to seek to recruit; to invite job applications from
- 忠诚老实(忠誠老實) true and faithful
- 坦诚相见(坦誠相見) to trust one another fully; to treat somebody with sincerity
- 开诚(開誠) to be honest; to show sincerity
- 诚节(誠節) loyal subjects
- 诚怕(誠怕) concerned that
- 推诚爱物(推誠愛物) to treat others sincerely
- 诚欲(誠欲) to really desire
- 开诚布公(開誠佈公) to talk frankly and sincerely
- 热诚(熱誠) devotion; fervor
- 真诚(真誠) true; sincere; genuine
- 心悦诚服(心悅誠服) to submit cheerfully; to accept willingly
- 精诚所至(精誠所至) with a will, you can achieve anything
- 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
- 忠诚(忠誠) devoted; loyal; faithful
- 抱诚守真(抱誠守真) embrace sincerity and guard truth
- 诚信(誠信) to have good faith; to trust
- 诚祷(誠禱) to sincerely pray
- 真心诚意(真心誠意) true heart, true intention
- 亲爱精诚(親愛精誠) camaraderie
- 诚心实意(誠心實意) earnestly and sincerely ; with all sincerity
- 诚壹(誠壹) single minded
- 诚中形外(誠中形外) inner sincerity will be manifested externally
- 精诚所至,金石为开(精誠所至,金石為開) sincerity splits open metal and metal; if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
- 诚训(誠訓) the true explanation
- 虔诚(虔誠) devout; reverent
- 诚然(誠然) indeed; true! (I agree with you)
- 诚心(誠心) sincere ; deliberate
- 诚朴(誠樸) simple and sincere
- 诚心所愿(誠心所願) so be it; amen
- 赤诚相见(赤誠相見) candidly sharing confidences
- 精诚(精誠) sincerity; absolute good faith
- 诚笃(誠篤) honest; sincere and serious
- 诚实(誠實) honest; honorable; truthful
- 坦诚(坦誠) candid; frank; plain dealing
- 非诚勿扰(非誠勿擾) Fei Cheng Wu Rao
- 诚如(誠如) it is exactly as
- 诚惶诚恐(誠惶誠恐) in fear and trepidation; in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
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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
- 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
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