廉 lián
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
廉洁
liánjié
honest and clean; incorruptible
Characters in this word
洁 jié
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 吉 lucky, propitious, good
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 廉洁政府不仅依靠个人品德，更依靠透明制度和有效监督。 Liánjié zhèngfǔ bùjǐn yīkào gèrén pǐndé, gèng yīkào tòumíng zhìdù hé yǒuxiào jiāndū. An incorruptible government relies not only on personal virtue, but also on transparent systems and effective supervision.
- 他当了二十年官员，一直廉洁奉公。 Tā dāng le èrshí nián guānyuán, yìzhí liánjié fènggōng. He has been an official for twenty years and has always been honest and devoted to duty.
- 老师教育孩子，做人要廉洁，不拿不属于自己的东西。 Lǎoshī jiàoyù háizi, zuòrén yào liánjié, bù ná bù shǔyú zìjǐ de dōngxi. The teacher taught the children to be honest and not to take what isn't theirs.
Related words
- 廉价 liánjià cheap; low-cost; inexpensive
- 廉正 liánzhèng honest and upright; incorruptible
- 物美价廉 wùměijiàlián good and inexpensive; good value for money
- 清洁 qīngjié clean
- 纯洁 chúnjié pure; clean; to purify
- 简洁 jiǎnjié concise; succinct; simple and clear
- 洁白 jiébái pure white; spotless
- 洁净 jiéjìng clean; pure
- 整洁 zhěngjié neat; tidy; clean and orderly
- 开明 kāimíng enlightened; open-minded
- 楷模 kǎimó model; exemplar
- 适量 shìliàng appropriate amount; moderate