情真意切

qíngzhēn-yìqiè
idiom #47,288

Meanings

  1. 1 sincere and heartfelt
  2. 2 with genuine feeling
  3. 3 truly earnest in emotion

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè fēng xìn xiě de qíngzhēn-yìqiè, dú lái lìngrén gǎndòng.
The letter was written with such sincere feeling that reading it was moving.
HSK 6
Tā de dàoqiàn qíngzhēn-yìqiè, ràng rén nányǐ jùjué.
His apology was so heartfelt it was hard to refuse.
HSK 7-9
Lǎoshī qíngzhēn-yìqiè de huàyǔ jīlì le měi yīgè xuéshēng.
The teacher's heartfelt words inspired every student.

Tips

history
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.
register
Warm, literary register. Common in letters, apologies, tributes, eulogies, and descriptions of sincere speech. Near-synonym: 真情实感.

Stroke Order

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zhēn
qiē