正直

zhèng zhí · zheng zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. upright
  2. upstanding
  3. honest

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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