诚 chéng
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 成 to accomplish
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
诚意
chéngyì
sincerity; good faith
Characters in this word
意 yì
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 心 — heart
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 如果没有实质让步，再漂亮的措辞也无法体现诚意。 Rúguǒ méiyǒu shízhì ràngbù, zài piàoliang de cuòcí yě wúfǎ tǐxiàn chéngyì. Without substantive concessions, even the finest wording cannot show sincerity.
- 他带着十足的诚意来向我们道歉。 Tā dàizhe shízú de chéngyì lái xiàng wǒmen dàoqiàn. He came to apologize to us with complete sincerity.
- 这家公司很有诚意，开出了不错的条件。 Zhè jiā gōngsī hěn yǒu chéngyì, kāichū le búcuò de tiáojiàn. This company is very sincere and offered good terms.
Related words
- 诚实 chéngshí honest
- 诚信 chéngxìn honesty; trustworthiness
- 真诚 zhēnchéng sincere
- 诚恳 chéngkěn sincere; earnest
- 诚挚 chéngzhì sincere; cordial
- 虔诚 qiánchéng devout; sincere; reverent
- 坦诚 tǎnchéng honest and open; frank
- 忠诚 zhōngchéng loyal; faithful
- 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi sorry; embarrassed
- 故意 gùyì on purpose
- 满意 mǎnyì satisfied
- 意见 yìjiàn opinion