Definition
方正 literally means 'square-shaped' — used for neat, angular shapes in buildings, characters, or designs. By extension, it describes a person's moral character as 'upright, righteous, and principled', a usage common in written and formal Chinese (e.g. 为人方正).
s.v.
square-shapedneatly angular (of buildings, characters, shapes)(of a person's character) upright and righteousprincipled
Examples
- 方正。Zhège zì de bǐhuà xiě de fēicháng Fāng zhèng.The strokes of this character are written very square and neat.
- 方正，。Tā wéirén Fāng zhèng, cóng bú zuò kuīxīn shì.He is an upright person and never does anything unjust.
- 方正。Zhè zuò dàlóu de shèjì hěn Fāng zhèng.The design of this building is very square and neat.
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