廉正

liánzhèng

adjective HSK 7-9

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

HSK 7-9

他为人廉正，深受百姓爱戴。

Tā wéirén liánzhèng, shēnshòu bǎixìng àidài.

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

HSK 7-9

我们需要更多廉正的官员。

Wǒmen xūyào gèngduō 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