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正直

zhèng zhí · zheng zhi

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，老板(lǎobǎn)多(duō)找(zhǎo)了(le)我(wǒ)十块(shíkuài)钱(qián)。

    Dengdeng, the shop owner gave me ten yuan too much change.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)要(yào)还给(huángěi)他(tā)吗(ma)？

    Are you going to give it back?

  3. Liangliang

    当然(dāngrán)，我(wǒ)爸爸(bàba)说(shuō)人(rén)要(yào)正直(zhèngzhí)。

    Of course. My dad says a person must be honest.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)爸爸(bàba)说(shuō)得(de)对(duì)，正直(zhèngzhí)的(de)人(rén)最(zuì)让(ràng)人(rén)放心(fàngxīn)。

    Your dad is right. Honest people make others feel secure.

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)刚(gāng)发现(fāxiàn)，我(wǒ)数(shǔ)错(cuò)了(le)，他(tā)找(zhǎo)得(de)对(duì)。

    I just realized I counted wrong. He gave me the right change.

  6. Dengdeng

    正直(zhèngzhí)的(de)人(rén)也(yě)要(yào)先(xiān)数清楚(shǔqīngchǔ)。

    Even an honest person has to count first.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

直(zhí)到(dào)1985年(nián)前(qián)我(wǒ)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)正(zhèng)直(zhí)的(de)人(rén)。

I was an honest man until 1985.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by FeuDRenais2 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)觉(jué)得(de)汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)是(shì)个(gè)正(zhèng)直(zhí)的(de)人(rén)。

We think of Tom as an honest man.

Tatoeba: Chinese by DaoSeng · English by saeb · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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