守信用

shǒuxìnyòng

phrase #22,983

Meanings

1 to keep one's word
2 to be trustworthy
3 to honor a commitment

Characters

to keep / to guard / to abide by

trust / faith / letter

Examples

他一直很守信用，从不失约。

Tā yīzhí hěn shǒuxìnyòng, cóngbù shīyuē.

He has always kept his word and never broken a promise.

守信用是做人的基本原则。

Shǒuxìnyòng shì zuòrén de jīběn yuánzé.

Keeping one's word is a basic principle of being a good person.

Tips

memory

Think: 守 (guard/keep) + 信用 (credit/trust). To 'guard your credit' is to honor your word.

Stroke Order

守 shǒu

信 xìn

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