情真意切

qíng zhēn yì qiè

sincere and heartfelt

Character by character

情qíng
feeling

真zhēn
true

意yì
meaning

切qiè
earnest

这封道歉信写得情真意切，她看了以后原谅了他。

The apology was so heartfelt that once she had read it she forgave him.

Tone: positive (praise).

Praise for letters, speeches and writing that sound genuine. Often with 写得 or 说得: 写得情真意切.

Learn this in Lesson 222 · HSK 9+: 朱自清的散文 (Zhu Ziqing and the modern essay)

A dialogue, a reading, word cards with audio and a drill that uses it, in Learn Chinese with Bao. The first lessons of every level are free.