# 坦诚 (tǎnchéng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 坦诚 (tǎnchéng) means “candid; frank; honest”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: candid; frank; honest
- Pinyin: tǎnchéng (tan3 cheng2)
- Traditional: 坦誠
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们需要坦诚地聊聊。
  Wǒmen xūyào tǎnchéng de liáoliáo.
  We need to have a frank talk.

## Characters

- 坦 (tǎn): flat; open-hearted
- 诚 (chéng): sincere; authentic; really; truly

https://hanziro.com/word/tan-cheng-candid/

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