正直

正直 zhèngzhí in a sentence

Upright (honest - righthearted)

Full dictionary entry 2 sentences

正直 (zhèngzhí) means Upright (honest - righthearted). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这位大臣以 正直 闻名。

Zhè wèi dàchén yǐ zhèngzhí wénmíng.

This minister was famed for his integrity.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 大臣

他为人 正直 ,是个真君子。

Tā wéirén zhèngzhí, shì ge zhēn jūnzǐ.

He is upright in his conduct, a true gentleman.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 君子

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