诚实 chéngshí honest
honest; honorable
How to remember 诚实: 诚 honest + 实 real = honest.
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How it is used
- Honest / truthful - 做人要诚实 (zuò rén yào chéngshí) one should be honest; 诚实的孩子 an honest child.
- A moral-character adjective about not lying or deceiving.
- Contrast 老实 (lǎoshi), which means honest but also 'meek/naive/well-behaved'; 诚实 is purely about truthfulness, no submissive connotation.
Example sentences
- 我不觉得他诚实。 Wǒ bù juéde tā chéngshí.I don't think that he's honest.
- 我相信你是诚实的。 Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ shì chéngshí de.I believe you're honest.
- 他很诚实，从来不说谎。 Tā hěn chéngshí, cónglái bù shuōhuǎng.He's very honest, and never lies.