chéng xìn 
		genuine
honest
in good faith
honesty
integrity
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			chéng rán 
		indeed
true! (I agree with you)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tǎn chéng 
		candid
frank
plain dealing
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhōng chéng 
		devoted
loyal
fidelity
loyalty
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chéng shí 
		honest
honesty
honorable
truthful
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīng chéng 
		sincerity
absolute good faith
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǐ Jiā chéng 
		Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chì chéng 
		utterly sincere
wholly devoted
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chéng xīn chéng yì 
		earnestly and sincerely (idiom); with all sincerity
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tóu chéng 
		to defect
to surrender
to capitulate
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xīn yuè chéng fú 
		to submit cheerfully
to accept willingly (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kāi chéng bù gōng 
		lit. deal sincerely and fairly (idiom); frank and open-minded
plain speaking
Let's talk frankly and openly between ourselves.
to put one's cards on the table
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kāi chéng bù gōng 
		variant of 開誠布公|开诚布公[kai1 cheng2 bu4 gong1]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chéng huáng chéng kǒng 
		in fear and trepidation (idiom); in reverence before your majesty (court formula of humility)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīng chéng suǒ zhì 
		with a will, you can achieve anything (idiom); cf 精誠所至,金石為開|精诚所至,金石为开[jing1 cheng2 suo3 zhi4 , jin1 shi2 wei4 kai1]
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi 
		lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
With a will, you can achieve anything.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tǎn chéng xiāng jiàn 
		to trust one another fully
to treat sb with sincerity
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			kāi chéng 
		to be honest
to show sincerity
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chéng fú 
		to be completely convinced
to fully accept another person's views
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chéng dǔ 
		honest
sincere and serious
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qiān chéng 
		modest and sincere
humble
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chì chéng xiàng jiàn 
		candidly sharing confidences
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chì chéng xiāng dài 
		to treat utterly sincerely
open and above board in dealing with sb
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi 
		lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
With a will, you can achieve anything.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yī bǐng qián chéng 
		earnestly and sincerely (idiom); devoutly
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Mèng Sī chéng 
		Maeng Saseong (1360-1438), Korean politician of the Goryeo-Joseon transition, famous for his honesty and wisdom
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Lǐ Chéng ēn 
		Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chéng xīn shí yì 
		earnestly and sincerely (idiom)
with all sincerity
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi 
		lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
With a will, you can achieve anything.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jīng chéng suǒ jiā , jīn shí wèi kāi 
		lit. sincerity splits open metal and metal (idiom); if you put your heart to it, you can break up metal and rocks
With a will, you can achieve anything.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qiǎo zhà bù rú zhuō chéng 
		the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)
honesty is the best policy