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Upright in Chinese: 正直 (zhèng zhí)

zhèng zhí

upright

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1upright
  2. 2upstanding
  3. 3honest

Stroke order

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正
直

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄥˋ

zhèng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓˊ

zhí

ㄓ/ zhˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他是一个正直的人，从不说谎。

    tā shì yí gè zhèng zhí de rén， cóng bù shuō huǎng。

    He is an upright person who never lies.

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Related words

正

zhèng

straight

直

zhí

straight

正在

zhèng zài

just at (that time)

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

真正

zhēn zhèng

genuine

正常

zhèng cháng

regular

正好

zhèng hǎo

just (in time)

正确

zhèng què

correct

正式

zhèng shì

formal

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

反正

fǎn zhèng

anyway

改正

gǎi zhèng

to correct

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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