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廉正

liánzhèng

honest and upright; incorruptible

A person in a green robe stands straight beside bamboo
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Characters in this word

正 zhèng

Strokes
5
Radical
止 — to stop, to halt
Made of
一 one 止 to stop, to halt
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 公众对司法体系的信任,建立在法官廉正且独立的基础上。 Gōngzhòng duì sīfǎ tǐxì de xìnrèn, jiànlì zài fǎguān liánzhèng qiě dúlì de jīchǔ shang. Public trust in the judicial system rests on judges being upright and independent.
  • 大家都说他是个廉正的人,从来不占别人便宜。 Dàjiā dōu shuō tā shì ge liánzhèng de rén, cónglái bú zhàn biérén piányi. Everyone says he is an upright person who never takes advantage of others.
  • 学校要选一位廉正的老师来管理班费。 Xuéxiào yào xuǎn yí wèi liánzhèng de lǎoshī lái guǎnlǐ bānfèi. The school wants to choose an upright teacher to manage the class funds.

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