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坦诚 (tǎn chéng): Frank / sincere (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

坦诚 consists of 2 characters.

flat, level, smooth; open, candid

sincere, honest, true

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Word Info

Pinyintǎn chéng

MeaningFrank / sincere

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word坦诚

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 坦诚.

Words with 坦

坦率tǎn shuàiHSK 5
坦白tǎn báiHSK 6
平坦píng tǎnHSK 6
坦克tǎn kèHSK 7-9
坦然tǎn ránHSK 7-9
坦言tǎn yánHSK 7-9

Words with 诚

诚实chéng shíHSK 4
真诚zhēn chéngHSK 5
诚恳chéng kěnHSK 5
忠诚zhōng chéngHSK 6
诚信chéng xìnHSK 6
诚挚chéng zhìHSK 6
虔诚qián chéngHSK 7-9
诚意chéng yìHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 坦诚 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 坦诚 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Adjectivewith非常

fēi非

cháng常

tǎn坦

chéng诚

neutral

very frank

Adjective + Nounwith态度

tǎn坦

chéng诚

de的

tài态

du度

Adverb + Verbwith交流

tǎn坦

chéng诚

de地

jiāo交

liú流

Verb + Complementwith相待

tǎn坦

chéng诚

xiāng相

dài待

4.

Example Sentences with 坦诚

tā他

duì对

péng朋

yǒu友

hěn很

tǎn坦

chéng诚

neutral

frank attitude

neutral

communicate frankly

formal

treat each other with honesty

。

He is very honest with his friends.

Tā他

tǎn坦

chéng诚

de地

biǎo表

dá达

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

。

He frankly expressed his own thoughts.

tā他

tǎn坦

chéng诚

dì地

chéng承

rèn认

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

cuò错

wù误

，

yíng赢

dé得

le了

dà大

jiā家

de的

liàng谅

jiě解

。

He frankly admitted his mistake and won everyone's forgiveness.

zài在

tán谈

pàn判

zhōng中

，

shuāng双

fāng方

shì是

fǒu否

yuàn愿

yì意

tǎn坦

chéng诚

xiāng相

dài待

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

？

In negotiations, is it crucial for both parties to be willing to treat each other with sincerity?

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

tǎn坦

chéng诚

dì地

biǎo表

dá达

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

xiǎng想

fǎ法

。

At the meeting, he openly expressed his thoughts.

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

quē缺

fá乏

tǎn坦

chéng诚

de的

fēn分

xī析

，

wèi未

néng能

jiē揭

shì示

wèn问

tí题

de的

běn本

zhì质

。

This report lacks a frank analysis and fails to reveal the essence of the problem.

zài在

nián年

dù度

zǒng总

jié结

huì会

shàng上

，

guǎn管

lǐ理

céng层

tǎn坦

chéng诚

dì地

huí回

yìng应

le了

yuán员

gōng工

de的

guān关

qiè切

。

At the annual review meeting, the management responded frankly to the employees' concerns.

tōng通

guò过

tǎn坦

chéng诚

de的

gōu沟

tōng通

，

tā他

men们

jiě解

jué决

le了

bǐ彼

cǐ此

zhī之

jiān间

de的

wù误

huì会

。

Through frank communication, they resolved the misunderstanding between them.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

guò过

chéng程

jiān艰

nán难

，

dàn但

tǎn坦

chéng诚

de的

jiāo交

liú流

zuì最

zhōng终

cù促

jìn进

le了

tuán团

duì队

de的

hé合

zuò作

。

Although the process was difficult, the frank communication ultimately promoted team cooperation.