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耿直

耿直 (gěng zhí): Upright (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

耿直 consists of 2 characters.

bright, honest, upright

straight; direct

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Pinyingěng zhí

MeaningUpright

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdjective

Word耿直

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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 耿直.

Words with 直

一直yī zhíHSK 3
直到zhí dàoHSK 3
直接zhí jiēHSK 4
简直jiǎn zhíHSK 5
垂直chuí zhíHSK 6
直径zhí jìngHSK 6
直播zhí bōHSK 6
理直气壮lǐ zhí qì zhuàngHSK 6

3.

How to Use 耿直 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 耿直 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complement

shuō说

huà话

gěng耿

zhí直

neutralSpoken

speak frankly

wéi为

rén人

gěng耿

zhí直

formalWritten

Adjective + Nounwith性格

gěng耿

zhí直

de的

xìng性

gé格

Subject + Predicatewith性格

xìng性

gé格

gěng耿

zhí直

4.

Example Sentences with 耿直

tā他

hěn很

gěng耿

zhí直

，

zǒng总

shì是

be an honest and straightforward person

neutral

straightforward character

neutral

straightforward personality

shuō说

shí实

huà话

。

He is straightforward and always tells the truth.

tā他

wèi为

rén人

gěng耿

zhí直

，

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

zǒng总

shì是

tí提

chū出

jiàn建

shè设

xìng性

yì意

jiàn见

。

He is an upright person who always offers constructive suggestions at meetings.

nán难

dào道

gěng耿

zhí直

de的

xìng性

gé格

zài在

zhí职

chǎng场

zhōng中

fǎn反

ér而

huì会

chéng成

wéi为

zǔ阻

ài碍

ma吗

？

Could an upright personality actually become an obstacle in the workplace?

tā她

xìng性

gé格

gěng耿

zhí直

，

cóng从

bù不

guǎi拐

wān弯

mò抹

jiǎo角

。

She has a straightforward personality and never beats around the bush.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

bù不

gěng耿

zhí直

，

zhǐ只

shì是

gèng更

dǒng懂

de得

zài在

shì适

dàng当

de的

shí时

hòu候

bǎo保

chí持

chén沉

mò默

。

He is not lacking in uprightness; he simply knows better when to remain silent.

tā她

gěng耿

zhí直

dì地

zhǐ指

chū出

le了

fāng方

àn案

de的

lòu漏

dòng洞

，

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zhè这

kě可

néng能

huì会

dé得

zuì罪

yì一

xiē些

rén人

。

She pointed out the flaws in the plan with upright honesty, even though it might offend some people.

zhè这

wèi位

lǐng领

dǎo导

yǐ以

gěng耿

zhí直

zhù著

chēng称

，

gǎn敢

yú于

zhí直

yán言

bù不

huì讳

dì地

zhǐ指

chū出

wèn问

tí题

。

This leader is known for being straightforward and dares to point out problems frankly.

wǒ我

xīn欣

shǎng赏

nǐ你

de的

gěng耿

zhí直

，

dàn但

yǒu有

shí时

shuō说

huà话

kě可

yǐ以

shāo稍

wēi微

wěi委

wǎn婉

yì一

diǎn点

。

I appreciate your uprightness, but sometimes you could speak a bit more tactfully.