正大 (zhēng) — 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 zhēng.
He is very upright in his conduct.
。
Wǒ men zuò shì yào guāng míng zhēng.
We should do things openly and honestly.
正大。
Zhè shì yí gè zhēng de zuò fǎ.
This is an upright way of doing things.

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