Meaning of 正直
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
zhèngzhí
- upright
- upstanding
- honest
正直 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他十分正直。
He is very honest.
我们觉得汤姆是个正直的人。
We think Tom an honest man.
直到1985年前我是一个正直的人。
I was an honest man until 1985.
大使是为了本国的利益被派去外国撒谎的正直的人。
An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
正 zhèng · straight · 5 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
直 zhí · straight · 8 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
Related words
Words that share a character with 正直.
| 正在 | zhèngzài | to be in the process of (doing sth); to be currently ...-ing |
| 一直 | yīzhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 真正 | zhēnzhèng | genuine; real; true; really; indeed |
| 直接 | zhíjiē | directly; direct |
| 正常 | zhèngcháng | normal; regular |
| 正确 | zhèngquè | correct; sound; right; proper |
| 正是 | zhèngshì | is precisely |
| 正好 | zhènghǎo | just (in time); just right |
| 直到 | zhídào | until |
| 反正 | fǎnzhèng | anyway; in any case |
| 简直 | jiǎnzhí | simply; really |
| 正式 | zhèngshì | formal; official |
Questions about 正直
What does 正直 mean?
正直 (zhèngzhí) means "upright; upstanding" and is used as a adjective.
How do you write 正直?
正直 is made of 2 characters: 正 (5 strokes), 直 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 正直 an HSK word?
Yes. 正直 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.