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Learning Chinese is easier with our free resources! This series explains idioms and proverbs, valuable for various situations. Today’s idiom is 「真心實意」, with more below.

This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「真心實意」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.

The intention is real and sincere, without any falsehood.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zhēn xīn shí yì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jan1 sam1 sat6 yi3

The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.