正大 (zhèng dà) — upright and honest; open and aboveboard
Definition
正大 means 'upright and aboveboard' — used for honest, open conduct or methods (e.g. 光明正大, 正大的做法). Not used for people directly without a context like 做人. Pinyin is zhèngdà, not zhēng.
verb
upright and honestopen and aboveboard
Examples
- 正大。Tā zuò rén hěn zhèng dà.He is very upright in his conduct.
- 。Wǒ men zuò shì yào guāng míng zhèng dà.We should do things openly and honestly.
- 正大。Zhè shì yí gè zhèng dà de zuò fǎ.This is an upright way of doing things.
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