正派人

zhèngpàirén

noun #29,009

Meanings

1 upright person
2 person of integrity
3 decent person

Characters

upright / proper / correct

style / manner / faction

Examples

他是个正派人，从来不做亏心事。

Tā shì gè zhèngpàirén, cóngláibù zuò kuīxīnshì.

He is an upright person who never does anything he'd be ashamed of.

大家都认为她是个正派人。

Dàjiā dōu rènwéi tā shì gè zhèngpàirén.

Everyone regards her as a person of integrity.

Tips

usage

正派 (zhèngpài) means upright, honest, and decent. Adding 人 makes it a noun: a person who embodies those qualities. The antonym is 不正派的人 or informally 坏人 (bad person).

Stroke Order

正 zhèng

派 pài

人 rén