廉洁奉公

廉潔奉公

liánjiéfènggōng

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

他一辈子廉洁奉公，深受百姓爱戴。

Tā yībèizi liánjiéfènggōng, shēn shòu bǎixìng àidài.

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

公务员应当廉洁奉公，不徇私情。

Gōngwùyuán yīngdāng liánjiéfènggōng, 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