光
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磊
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Open and candid (idiom) in Chinese: 光明磊落 (guāng míng lěi luò)

guāng míng lěi luò

open and candid (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright

Stroke order

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光
明
磊
落

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄍㄨㄤ

guāng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄇㄧㄥˊ

míng

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄌㄟˇ

lěi

ㄌ/ lㄟ/ eiˇ/ third tone

ㄌㄨㄛˋ

luò

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他做事光明磊落，从不背后害人。

    tā zuò shì guāng míng lěi luò， cóng bú bèi hòu hài rén。

    He acts openly and honestly, never harming others behind their backs.

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Related words

光

guāng

light

落

luò

to fall or drop

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

聪明

cōng ming

intelligent

明白

míng bai

clear

说明

shuō míng

to explain

阳光

yáng guāng

sunshine

证明

zhèng míng

proof

表明

biǎo míng

to make clear

发明

fā míng

to invent

光滑

guāng huá

glossy

光临

guāng lín

(formal) to honor with one's presence

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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