# 诚恳 (chéngkěn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 诚恳 (chéngkěn) means “sincere; honest”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: sincere; honest
- Pinyin: chéngkěn (cheng2 ken3)
- Traditional: 誠懇
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 他道歉时态度非常诚恳。
  Tā dàoqiàn shí tàidù fēicháng chéngkěn.
  His attitude was very sincere when he apologized.

## Characters

- 诚 (chéng): sincere; authentic; really; truly
- 恳 (kěn): earnest

https://hanziro.com/word/cheng-ken-sincere/

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