What 理直气壮 means
- Bold when doing right (confidence)
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理直气壮 is written with 4 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.
How to write 理直气壮
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Questions about 理直气壮
What does 理直气壮 mean in English?
理直气壮 is pronounced lǐzhíqìzhuàng and means Bold when doing right (confidence).
How do you pronounce 理直气壮?
理直气壮 is lǐzhíqìzhuàng in pinyin — written lizhiqizhuang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.
What are the characters in 理直气壮?
理直气壮 is written with 4 characters: 理 (lǐ) Reason (principle - theory - manage - logic), 直 (zhí) Straight (vertical - frankly - continuously - directly), 气 (qì) Gas (air - anger - smell), 壮 (zhuàng) Strong (robust - grand - bloster - strengthen). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.
How is 理直气壮 written in traditional Chinese?
理直氣壯. The simplified form 理直气壮 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 理直氣壯 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced lǐzhíqìzhuàng.
Is 理直气壮 an HSK word?
Yes — 理直气壮 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.
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