Lǎoshī qíngzhēnyìqiè de huàyǔ jīlìle měi yīgè xuéshēng.
The teacher's heartfelt words inspired every student.
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From the Qing critic Wu Qiao's 《答万季埜诗问》: he argued that even a short poem of thirteen characters can be brilliant so long as it is 情真意切 — genuine in feeling. The phrase entered literary criticism from this poetic context.
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Warm, literary register. Common in letters, apologies, tributes, eulogies, and descriptions of sincere speech. Near-synonym: 真情实感.
