正 视

zhèngshì

“To face squarely” in Chinese is 正视 (zhèngshì).

Meaning

to face squarely; to meet head on; to face up to

Example

正视现实吧。

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

zhèngHSK 15 strokesfirst month of the lunar year shìHSK 18 strokes(literary, or bound form) to look at

More HSK 7-9 words

假装jiǎzhuāngto feignHSK 7-9 出卖chūmàito offer for sale; to sellHSK 7-9 极限jíxiànlimitHSK 7-9 热潮rècháowave of enthusiasm; craze; upsurgeHSK 7-9 物流wùliúdistribution (business)HSK 7-9 雷同léitóngmirroring othersHSK 7-9 护理hùlǐto nurse; to care forHSK 7-9 便利店biànlìdiànconvenience storeHSK 7-9 一如既往yīrú-jìwǎngjust as in the past; as before; continuing as alwaysHSK 7-9 柳树liǔshùwillowHSK 7-9

Not to be confused with: 正式 (zhèngshì, formal; official) · 正是 (zhèngshì, is precisely) · 证实 (zhèngshí, to confirm (sth to be true))