耿直 meaning in English

gěngzhí

honest; frank; candid

HSK 7-9adjective18 strokes

Meaning of 耿直

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gěngzhí
  1. honest; frank; candid

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耿 gěng · bright · 10 strokes

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直 zhí · straight · 8 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 耿直.

一直yīzhístraight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through
直接zhíjiēdirectly; direct
直到zhídàountil
简直jiǎnzhísimply; really
直播zhíbō(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast
直线zhíxiànstraight line; sharply (rise or fall)
直升机zhíshēngjīhelicopter
直觉zhíjuéintuition
正直zhèngzhíupright; upstanding
直至zhízhìlasting until; up till (the present)
直奔zhíbènto go straight to; to make a beeline for
直视zhíshìto look straight at

Questions about 耿直

What does 耿直 mean?

耿直 (gěngzhí) means "honest; frank; candid" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 耿直?

耿直 is made of 2 characters: 耿 (10 strokes), 直 (8 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 耿直 an HSK word?

Yes. 耿直 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.