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正直
(zhèng zhí): Honest / upright (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Level 7-9
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Character Breakdown
正 • zhèng • straight; upright; correct • HSK 3.0 · L2
HSK 3.0 · L2
zhèng
正
straight; upright; correct
直 • zhí • straight; direct • HSK 3.0 · L5
HSK 3.0 · L5
zhí
直
straight; direct
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 正直.
Words with
正
正在
zhèng zài
to be in the process of
正好
zhèng hǎo
just right
正常
zhèng cháng
normal; fine; generally speaking
正式
zhèng shì
formal
正确
zhèng què
correct
真正
zhēn zhèng
real
反正
fǎn zhèng
anyway; anyhow; in any case
改正
gǎi zhèng
to correct; to amend; put right
Words with
直
一直
yī zhí
straight on; always
直到
zhí dào
until
直接
zhí jiē
direct
简直
jiǎn zhí
simply
垂直
chuí zhí
perpendicular; vertical
直径
zhí jìng
calibre
直播
zhí bō
direct broadcast; live telecast
理直气壮
lǐ zhí qì zhuàng
be bold and straight; be courageous with sufficient reason
4.
How to Use 正直 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
with
人
zhèng
正
zhí
直
de
的
rén
人
neutral
an upright person
Adverb + Adjective
with
非常
fēi
非
cháng
常
zhèng
正
zhí
直
Verb + Object
with
保持
bǎo
保
chí
持
zhèng
正
zhí
直
Verb + Complement
with
为人
wéi
为
rén
人
zhèng
正
zhí
直
5.
Example Sentences with 正直
tā
他
fēi
非
cháng
常
zhèng
正
zhí
直
，
neutral
very upright
formal
maintain integrity
formal
be an upright person
cóng
从
bù
不
sā
撒
huǎng
谎
。
He is very honest and never lies.
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
miàn
面
lín
临
yòu
诱
huò
惑
，
tā
他
yī
依
rán
然
jiān
坚
shǒu
守
zhe
着
zhèng
正
zhí
直
de
的
pǐn
品
gé
格
。
Despite facing temptations, he still adheres to an upright character.
nǐ
你
jué
觉
de
得
zài
在
shāng
商
yè
业
tán
谈
pàn
判
zhōng
中
，
bǎo
保
chí
持
zhèng
正
zhí
直
huì
会
chī
吃
kuī
亏
ma
吗
？
Do you think maintaining integrity in business negotiations will lead to losses?
zhèng
正
zhí
直
de
的
rén
人
zǒng
总
shì
是
jiān
坚
chí
持
zuò
做
zhèng
正
què
确
de
的
shì
事
。
Honest people always insist on doing the right thing.
tā
他
bìng
并
fēi
非
bú
不
zhèng
正
zhí
直
，
zhǐ
只
shì
是
yǒu
有
shí
时
huì
会
cǎi
采
qǔ
取
gèng
更
líng
灵
huó
活
de
的
cè
策
lüè
略
。
He is not dishonest, but sometimes adopts more flexible strategies.
