誠實是他成功的主要原因。

Honesty is the primary reason for his success.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 誠實 chéngshí honest
=2 是 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=2 是 shì variant of 是 shì
3 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=4 成功 Chénggōng Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣 Táidōng Xiàn, southeast Taiwan
=4 成功 chénggōng
  1. to succeed
  2. success
  3. successful; fruitful
=5 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 主要 zhǔyào main; principal; major; primary
7 原因 yuányīn
  1. cause
  2. origin
  3. root cause
  4. reason

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