诚实
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
诚实 (chéngshí) · honest
诚实 (chéngshí) means “honest”. It is written with 2 characters: 诚 (honest) + 实 (real). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 诚实 is built
The characters
诚 chéng · honest
What 诚 is made of
- 讠yán — speech
- 成chéng — to accomplish
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: 讠 gives the meaning, 成 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
实 shí · real
What 实 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 头tóu — head
- ⺀ — ice
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
Example sentences
他是一个诚实的孩子。Tā shì yī ge chéngshí de háizi.He is an honest child.
你要诚实地回答问题。Nǐ yào chéngshí de huídá wèntí.You should answer the questions honestly.
Questions about 诚实
What does 诚实 mean?
诚实 (chéngshí) means “honest”.
How do you pronounce 诚实?
诚实 is pronounced chéngshí.
Which HSK level is 诚实?
诚实 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 诚信chéngxìnhonesty
- 诚恳chéngkěnsincere
- 诚挚chéngzhìsincere
- 忠诚zhōngchéngloyal
- 实际shíjìactual
- 实习shíxíto intern
- 实现shíxiànto realize
- 实在shízàihonest
- 结实jiēshisturdy
- 其实qíshíactually
Learn 诚实 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 88: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.