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诚实
誠實
chéngshí
1.
honest
2.
honesty
3.
honorable
4.
truthful
HSK 4
Very Common • Top 5%
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Compound Words (1)
Example Sentences (3)
有的人心里怎么想，嘴上就怎么说，即使是别人的缺点，他也会直接说出来，这样的人虽然很诚实，但是可能会引起别人的误会；有的人虽然也看到了别人的缺点，但却不会直接指出来，而是通过别的方法来提醒，让他认识到自己的缺点，这样的人会让人觉得更友好。
Yǒu de rén xīnlǐ zěnme xiǎng, zuǐ shàng jiù zěnme shuō, jíshǐ shì biérén de quēdiǎn, tā yě huì zhíjiē shuō chūlái, zhèyàng de rén suīrán hěn chéngshí, dànshì kěnéng huì yǐnqǐ biérén de wùhuì; yǒu de rén suīrán yě kàn dào le biérén de quēdiǎn, dàn què bú huì zhíjiē zhǐ chūlái, ér shì tōngguò bié de fāngfǎ lái tíxǐng, ràng tā rènshí dào zìjǐ de quēdiǎn, zhèyàng de rén huì ràng rén juéde gèng yǒuhǎo.
Some people say whatever they think; even if it is someone else's shortcoming, they will say it directly. Such people are very honest, but they may cause misunderstandings; some people, although they also see others' shortcomings, will not point them out directly, but use other ways to remind them and help them realize their own shortcomings. Such people seem friendlier.
Text 4
当然，最重要的是回答问题要诚实。
Dāngrán, zuì zhòngyào de shì huídá wèntí yào chéngshí.
Of course, the most important thing is to answer questions honestly.
Text 4
如果你敢诚实地说出自己对哪方面不了解，并不说明自己比别人差，相反，这样做更能得到别人的尊重。
Rúguǒ nǐ gǎn chéngshí de shuōchū zìjǐ duì nǎ fāngmiàn bù liǎojiě, bìng bù shuōmíng zìjǐ bǐ biérén chà, xiāngfǎn, zhèyàng zuò gèng néng dédào biérén de zūnzhòng.
If you dare to honestly say which areas you don't understand, it doesn't mean you are worse than others. On the contrary, doing so will earn you more respect from others.
Text 5
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