thành tín

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sincerity and trustworthiness: The quality of being honest, keeping promises, and acting without deceit or fraud. It denotes a person's integrity and reliability in words and actions.
   • Good faith: Acting with honest intentions, without malice or intent to deceive.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy kinh doanh dựa trên uy tín và thành tín. (He does business based on prestige and trustworthiness.)
  • Hợp đồng này cần được thực hiện với đầy đủ thành tín. (This contract needs to be executed in full good faith.)
  • Thành tín là nền tảng của mọi mối quan hệ lâu dài. (Sincerity is the foundation of all lasting relationships.)

Advanced Usage

• Often used in formal, literary, or business contexts to describe a fundamental virtue in character or professional ethics.
• Can be used as an abstract standard or principle.

Variants and Related Words

• Thành thật (adj): honest, truthful. Describes a person's character or a statement.
  • Cô ấy là một người rất thành thật. (She is a very honest person.)
• Chữ tín (n): trust, credibility (often related to keeping one's word).
  • Giữ chữ tín là quan trọng trong kinh doanh. (Keeping one's trust is important in business.)

Synonyms

• Integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.
• Trustworthiness: The ability to be relied on as honest or truthful.
• Good faith: Honest intention to act without taking unfair advantage.

Related Idioms

• Một lòng thành tín: With complete sincerity and fidelity.
  • Họ phục vụ đất nước với một lòng thành tín. (They serve the country with complete fidelity.)