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理直气壮 (lǐ zhí qì zhuàng): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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理直气壮 (lǐ zhí qì zhuàng): Be bold and straight (adjective/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

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Character Breakdown

理 • lǐ • reason, principle, to manage

lǐ理

reason, principle, to manage

Word Info

Pinyinlǐ zhí qì zhuàng

Meaningbe bold and straight; be courageous with sufficient reason

Characters4

Syntaxadjective/idiom

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6

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直 • zhí • straight; direct • HSK 2.0 L5

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zhí直

straight; direct

气 • qì • air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy

qì气

air, gas, vapor, breath, vital energy

壮 • zhuàng • strong, robust, magnificent

zhuàng壮

strong, robust, magnificent

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 理直气壮.

层出不穷céng chū bù qióngcome out in an unending flow
悲惨bēi cǎnmiserable
昂贵áng guìexpensive; costly
拜托bài tuōrequest somebody to do something; entrust
不得已bù dé yǐbe forced to; have no alternative but to
包围bāo wéisurround
仓促cāng cùhastily; hurriedly
巴结bā jiecurry favour with; fawn on; flatter
保管bǎo guǎntake care of; safeguard
拜访bài fǎngpay a visit; call to pay respects; call on
不妨bù fángthere is no harm in; might as well
标记biāo jìtab; sign; stamp

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 理直气壮.

Words with 理

经理jīng lǐmanager
修理xiū lǐrepair; mend; fix
整理zhěng lǐto arrange
理发

lǐ fà

hair-dressing

理想lǐ xiǎngideal; ambition

理解lǐ jiěcomprehend; understanding

管理guǎn lǐto supervise

办理bàn lǐdeal with; attend to; handle

Words with 直

一直yī zhístraight on; always
直到zhí dàountil
直接zhí jiēdirect
简直jiǎn zhísimply
垂直chuí zhíperpendicular; vertical
直径zhí jìngcalibre
直播zhí bōdirect broadcast; live telecast
径直jìng zhídirectly

Words with 气

天气tiān qìweather
不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
生气shēng qìto get angry
力气lì qistrength
客气kè qipolite
气候qì hòuclimate
气温qì wēnair temperature
空气kōng qìair

Words with 壮

壮丽zhuàng lìmajestic; magnificent; glorious
壮烈zhuàng lièheroic; brave
壮观zhuàng guānmagnificent sight
强壮qiáng zhuàngstrong
健壮jiàn zhuàngStrong
壮大zhuàng dàExpand / strengthen
茁壮zhuó zhuàngvigorous
壮举zhuàng jǔgreat feat; heroic undertaking

4.

How to Use 理直气壮 in Sentences

Adverb + Verbwith反驳

lǐ理

zhí直

qì气

zhuàng壮

de地

fǎn反

bó驳

neutral

refute with righteous confidence

Measure Word + Nounwith样子

yī一

fù副

lǐ理

zhí直

qì气

zhuàng壮

de

Verb + Complementwith感到

gǎn感

dào到

lǐ理

zhí直

qì气

zhuàng壮

Verb + Adverbwith说

lǐ理

zhí直

qì气

zhuàng壮

de地

shuō说

5.

Example Sentences with 理直气壮

tā他

jué觉

de得

zì自

jǐ己

shì是

duì

的

yàng样

zi子

neutral

an air of righteous confidence

neutral

feel righteous and confident

neutral

say with righteous confidence

对

de的

，

suǒ所

yǐ以

shuō说

huà话

lǐ理

zhí直

qì气

zhuàng壮

。

He felt he was right, so he spoke with confidence and conviction.

miàn面

duì对

bù不

hé合

lǐ理

de的

zhǐ指

zé责

，

tā她

lǐ理

zhí直

qì气

zhuàng壮

dì地

hàn捍

wèi卫

le了

zì自

jǐ己

de的

lì立

chǎng场

。

Faced with unreasonable accusations, she defended her position boldly and with justification.

nǐ你

píng凭

shén什

me么

néng能

rú如

cǐ此

lǐ理

zhí直

qì气

zhuàng壮

dì地

yāo要

qiú求

bié别

ren人

pèi配

hé合

nǐ你

de的

jì计

huà划

？

On what grounds can you so boldly demand that others cooperate with your plan?

tā她

yǒu有

lǐ理

yǒu有

jù据

dì地

fǎn反

bó驳

le了

duì对

fāng方

de的

guān观

diǎn点

，

xiǎn显

de得

lǐ理

zhí直

qì气

zhuàng壮

。

She refuted the other's point with sound reasoning, appearing confident and justified.

zài在

péng朋

you友

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

tā他

lǐ理

zhí直

qì气

zhuàng壮

dì地

jiě解

shì释

le了

zì自

jǐ己

chí迟

dào到

de的

tè特

shū殊

yuán原

yīn因

。

At the friend gathering, he explained the special reason for his lateness with a confident and justified tone.