耿
直

Honest in Chinese: 耿直 (gěng zhí)

gěng zhí

honest

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1honest
  2. 2frank
  3. 3candid

Stroke order

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耿
直

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄥˇ

gěng

ㄍ/ gㄥ/ engˇ/ third tone

ㄓˊ

zhí

ㄓ/ zhˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 他为人耿直，说话从不拐弯。

    tā wèi rén gěng zhí， shuō huà cóng bù guǎi wān。

    He's a candid person who never beats around the bush.

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Related words

直

zhí

straight

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

直接

zhí jiē

direct (opposite: indirect 间接)

简直

jiǎn zhí

simply

直播

zhí bō

(TV, radio) to broadcast live

直到

zhí dào

until

直线

zhí xiàn

straight line

正直

zhèng zhí

upright

直奔

zhí bèn

to go straight to

直达

zhí dá

to reach (a place) directly

直观

zhí guān

direct observation

直径

zhí jìng

diameter

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