廉洁奉公

廉潔奉公

liánjié-fènggōng

idiom

Meanings

1 to be honest and devoted to public duty
2 incorruptible in performing one's duty
3 to serve the public with integrity

Characters

honest; incorruptible

to offer; to serve

public; the state

Examples

HSK 7-9

他一辈子廉洁奉公，深受百姓爱戴。

Tā yíbèizi liánjié-fènggōng, shēnshòu bǎixìng àidài.

All his life he served with integrity and was deeply loved by the people.

HSK 7-9

公务员应当廉洁奉公，不徇私情。

Gōngwùyuán yīngdāng liánjié-fènggōng, bù xùn sīqíng.

Civil servants should be incorruptible in their duty and not show favoritism.

Tips

register

Formal and laudatory. Standard vocabulary in Party discipline contexts, civil-service training, and eulogies for officials. Rare in casual speech.

memory

廉洁 = 'incorruptible' + 奉公 = 'serve the public'. The two halves are modern stock phrases bolted together - learning the pair pays off beyond this idiom.

Stroke Order

廉 lián

洁 jié

奉 fèng

公 gōng