廉正

liánzhèng

adjective HSK 7

Meanings

1 honest and upright; incorruptible and righteous

Characters

honest; incorruptible

upright; correct; righteous

Literally 'incorruptible and upright' — describes a person's character as both clean from corruption and morally straight.

Examples

他为人廉正，深受百姓爱戴。

Tā wéirén liánzhèng, shēn shòu bǎixìng àidài.

He is honest and upright, and deeply loved by the people.

我们需要更多廉正的官员。

Wǒmen xūyào gèng duō liánzhèng de guānyuán.

We need more incorruptible officials.

Tips

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廉正 and 廉政 are pronounced identically (liánzhèng) but differ: 廉正 (with 正 'upright') describes a person's moral character, while 廉政 (with 政 'government') describes clean governance as a system. A person is 廉正, a government is 廉政.

Stroke Order

廉 lián

正 zhèng