诚心 (chéng xīn) — sincere intention; earnestness; genuine feeling

Definition

诚心 is a noun meaning 'sincere intention' or 'earnestness' — the genuine feeling behind an action. It often appears in phrases like 有诚心 ('have sincere intentions') or 一片诚心 ('a piece of sincere feeling'). Note that the dictionary gloss also lists 'intentionally; on purpose', but those are adverbial meanings that belong to a different word (故意); as a noun, 诚心 never means 'on purpose'.

sincere intentionearnestnessgenuine feeling

Examples

诚心。
Tā de yí piàn chéng xīn gǎndòng le suǒyǒu rén.
His sincere feeling moved everyone.
诚心。
Nǐ yào yǒu chéng xīn cái néng jiāo dào zhēnzhèng de péngyou.
You need to have sincere intentions to make real friends.
诚心。
Wǒ yòng chéng xīn duìdài měi yí gè kèhù.
I treat every client with sincerity.

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