正直 zhèngzhí

1. Upright (honest - righthearted)

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 正直 will read it the same way this page does.

正直 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

This entry has no example sentence of its own yet, but 正直 is used in the stories, phrases and grammar examples published elsewhere on this site — all of them are collected here, with pinyin, English and audio.

These are also written zhengzhi without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

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What does 正直 mean in English?

正直 is pronounced zhèngzhí and means Upright (honest - righthearted).

How do you pronounce 正直?

正直 is zhèngzhí in pinyin — written zhengzhi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 正直?

正直 is written with 2 characters: 正 (zhèng) Straight (main - right - just - pure - regular - principle - directly), 直 (zhí) Straight (vertical - frankly - continuously - directly). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.