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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