心诚 (xīn chéng) — sincere (of one's heart)

Definition

心诚 (xīnchéng) is a literary two-character adjective meaning 'sincere at heart' — more formal and set-phrase-like than everyday 真诚. Often used in proverbs such as 心诚则灵.

adjective

sincere (of one's heart)

Examples

心诚，。
Zhǐ yào nǐ xīn chéng, jiù yí dìng huì yǒu hǎo jié guǒ.
As long as you are sincere, there will surely be good results.
心诚，。
Tā xīn chéng dì wèi dà jiā fú wù, suǒ yǐ dà jiā dōu hěn xìn rèn tā.
He sincerely serves everyone, so everyone trusts him.
心诚，。
xīn chéng Zé líng, zhè jù huà hěn yǒu dào lǐ.
Sincerity works — this saying makes a lot of sense.

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