正直 [－－]

Jyutping zing3 zik6
Pinyin zhèng zhí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. upright
  2. upstanding
  3. honest
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    公正​、​唔​偏私​，​坦率​、​唔​做作
    honest; fair-minded; upright
    • 佢為人正直，唔會呃我嘅。
      佢为人正直，唔会呃我嘅。
      keoi5 wai4 jan4 zing3 zik6, m4 wui5 aak1 ngo5 ge3.
      He's an upright person. He couldn't have lied to me.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj
    having personal integrity; upright
    (syn.) 正大, 刚直, 剛正, 樸直, 正派, 正当, 耿直, 剛直, 正经, 硬直, 方正, 耿介, 正當, 刚正, 悻直, 正經, 朴直, 端正
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5335
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    哪个正直的人会这么做？
    哪個正直的人會這麼做？
    nǎ ge zhèng zhí de rén huì zhè me zuò ？
    • Who that is honest will do such a thing?
  2. Mandarin
    我很喜欢他，不是因为他人很好，而是因为他很正直。
    我很喜歡他，不是因為他人很好，而是因為他很正直。
    wǒ hěn xǐ huan tā ， bú shi yīn wèi tā rén hěn hǎo ， ér shì yīn wèi tā hěn zhèng zhí 。
    • I like him not because he is kind but because he is honest.
  3. Mandarin
    大使是为了本国的利益被派去外国撒谎的正直的人。
    大使是為了本國的利益被派去外國撒謊的正直的人。
    dà shǐ shì wèi le běn guó de lì yì bèi pài qù wài guó sā huǎng de zhèng zhí de rén 。
    • An ambassador is an honest man sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.
  4. Mandarin
    直到1985年前我是一个正直的人。
    直到1985年前我是一個正直的人。
    zhí dào 1985 nián qián wǒ shì yí gè zhèng zhí de rén 。
    • I was an honest man until 1985.
  5. Mandarin
    因为他（为人）正直，所以我雇佣了他。
    因為他（為人）正直，所以我僱傭了他。
    yīn wèi tā （ wéi rén ） zhèng zhí ， suǒ yǐ wǒ gù yōng le tā 。
    • Since he was honest, I hired him.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    识得横向思考嘅大都喺正直嘅人。
    識得横向思考嘅大都喺正直嘅人。
    sik1 dak1 waang4 hoeng3 si1 haau2 ge3 daai6 dou1 hai2 zing3 zik6 ge3 jan4 。
    • Contrarians are often very upright people.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢个人好正直，你贿赂唔到佢㗎喇。
    佢個人好正直，你賄賂唔到佢㗎喇。
    keoi5 go3 jan4 hou2 zing3 zik6, nei5 kui2 lou6 m4 dou2 keoi5 gaa3 laa3.
    • He is an upstanding person. You can't bribe him.
  2. Cantonese
    正直不阿
    正直不阿
    zing3 zik6 bat1 o1
    • righteous and just
  3. Cantonese
    佢为人正直，唔会呃我嘅。
    佢為人正直，唔會呃我嘅。
    keoi5 wai4 jan4 zing3 zik6, m4 wui5 aak1 ngo5 ge3.
    • He's an upright person. He couldn't have lied to me.
  4. Cantonese
    佢饰演一个唔正直嘅警察。
    佢飾演一個唔正直嘅警察。
    keoi5 sik1 jin2 jat1 go3 m4 zing3 zik6 ge3 ging2 caat3.
    • He plays the role of a crooked police officer.
  5. Cantonese
    为人正直
    為人正直
    wai4 jan4 zing3 zik6
    • to be an upright person