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耿直

gěngzhí

upright and frank; straightforward

HSK 7 · Topic “Integrity and Kindness”
A person in red stands squarely facing another with an open palm
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Characters in this word

耿 gěng

Strokes
10
Radical
耳 — ear
Made of
耳 ear 火 fire, flame
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 耿

直 zhí

Strokes
8
Radical
目 — eye
Made of
十 ten, tenth 目 eye 一 one
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 他性格耿直，哪怕得罪上司，也不愿在原则问题上含糊其词。 Tā xìnggé gěngzhí, nǎpà dézuì shàngsi, yě bù yuàn zài yuánzé wèntí shàng hánhú qící. He is upright and frank; even at the risk of offending his superior, he will not be vague on matters of principle.
  • 他为人耿直，有话从来不绕弯子。 Tā wéirén gěngzhí, yǒu huà cónglái bú rào wānzi. He is a straightforward person who never beats around the bush.
  • 我喜欢这个耿直的朋友，他从不说假话。 Wǒ xǐhuan zhège gěngzhí de péngyou, tā cóngbù shuō jiǎhuà. I like this honest, straightforward friend; he never tells lies.

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