正 直

zhèngzhí

adjectiveHSK 7-9

“Upright” in Chinese is 正直 (zhèngzhí).

Meaning

upright
upstanding
honest

Example

他十分正直。

He is very honest.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zhèngHSK 15 strokesfirst month of the lunar year zhíHSK 28 strokesZhi (c. 2000 BC), fifth of the legendary Flame Emperors 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God

More HSK 7-9 words

目不转睛mùbùzhuǎnjīngunable to take one's eyes off (idiom); to gaze steadilyHSK 7-9 幸存xìngcúnto survive (a disaster)HSK 7-9 省事shěngshìto simplify matters; to save troubleHSK 7-9 海盗hǎidàopirateHSK 7-9 郊游jiāoyóuto go for an outingHSK 7-9 尖端jiānduānsharp pointed endHSK 7-9 阅历yuèlìto experienceHSK 7-9 感恩gǎn'ēnto be gratefulHSK 7-9 牲畜shēngchùfarm animal; livestockHSK 7-9 离谱儿lípǔrerhua form of 離譜|离谱[li2 pu3]HSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 政治 (zhèngzhì, politics) · 争执 (zhēngzhí, to dispute) · 整治 (zhěngzhì, to bring under control)