光明磊落

guāngmíng-lěiluò

idiom HSK 7-9 #30,802

Meanings

Bright and open = upright and honest.

HSK 3

我们要光明磊落地做事。

Wǒmen yào guāngmíng-lěiluò de zuòshì.

We should do things in an upright manner.

HSK 6

光明磊落的人不怕别人议论。

Guāngmíng-lěiluò de rén búpà biérén yìlùn.

An upright person is not afraid of others' gossip.

HSK 7-9

他做人光明磊落，从不耍手段。

Tā zuòrén guāngmíng-lěiluò, cóngbù shuǎ shǒuduàn.

He is open and aboveboard, never resorting to tricks.

memory

光明 (bright) + 磊落 (open-hearted, with three 石 rocks stacked openly) = bright and open like rocks in plain sight, nothing hidden.

usage

A compliment describing someone with integrity. The opposite would be 偷偷摸摸 (sneaky) or 鬼鬼祟祟 (furtive).

光 guāng

明 míng

磊 lěi

落 luò