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chéng

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Definitions

  1. 1. sincere
  2. 2. authentic
  3. 3. really
  4. 4. truly

Words Containing 诚

诚意
chéng yì

sincerity; good faith

掬诚
jū chéng

wholeheartedly

诚惶诚恐
chéng huáng chéng kǒng

in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)

精诚所至
jīng chéng suǒ zhì

no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere (idiom)

开诚布公
kāi chéng bù gōng

lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded

诚心所愿
chéng xīn suǒ yuàn

so be it

热诚
rè chéng

devotion

开诚
kāi chéng

to be honest

赤诚相待
chì chéng xiāng dài

to treat utterly sincerely

心悦诚服
xīn yuè chéng fú

to submit cheerfully

开诚相见
kāi chéng xiāng jiàn

candid and open (idiom)

巧诈不如拙诚
qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng

the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)

诚恳
chéng kěn

sincere

诚然
chéng rán

indeed

诚心
chéng xīn

sincerity

诚笃
chéng dǔ

honest

坦诚相见
tǎn chéng xiāng jiàn

to trust one another fully

挚诚
zhì chéng

sincere

孟思诚
mèng sī chéng

Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom

坦诚
tǎn chéng

candid

竭诚
jié chéng

wholeheartedly

李嘉诚
lǐ jiā chéng

Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman

诚心实意
chéng xīn shí yì

earnestly and sincerely (idiom)

李诚恩
lǐ chéng ēn

Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009

赤诚
chì chéng

utterly sincere

诚聘
chéng pìn

to seek to recruit

至诚
zhì chéng

sincere

诚朴
chéng pǔ

simple and sincere

精诚
jīng chéng

sincerity

精诚所至,金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi

lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)

诚信
chéng xìn

genuine

非诚勿扰
fēi chéng wù rǎo

serious inquiries only

谦诚
qiān chéng

modest and sincere

一秉虔诚
yī bǐng qián chéng

earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly

诚心正意
chéng xīn zhèng yì

see 誠心誠意|诚心诚意[chéng xīn chéng yì]

实诚
shí chéng

sincere

虔诚
qián chéng

pious

赤诚相见
chì chéng xiàng jiàn

candidly sharing confidences

精诚所加,金石为开
jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi

see 精誠所至,金石為開|精诚所至,金石为开[jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi]

诚服
chéng fú

to be completely convinced

投诚
tóu chéng

to defect

亲爱精诚
qīn ài jīng chéng

camaraderie

忠诚
zhōng chéng

devoted

诚心诚意
chéng xīn chéng yì

earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity

诚如
chéng rú

it is exactly as

诚实
chéng shí

honest

诚邀
chéng yāo

we warmly invite (you to participate, attend, collaborate etc)

诚挚
chéng zhì

sincere

真诚
zhēn chéng

sincere; genuine; true