Definition
正大 means 'upright and honest; open and aboveboard'. It is commonly encountered in the set phrase 光明正大 (guāngmíng zhèngdà). Note: the pinyin in the source is listed as zhēng (a single syllable), but the correct pronunciation is zhèng dà (two syllables). Also, the POS is labeled as verb phrase (v.p.), but the meaning is adjectival — this row likely needs data correction.
v.p.
upright and honestopen and aboveboard
Examples
- 正大。Tā zuòrén hěn zhēng.He is very upright in his conduct.
- 。Wǒmen zuò shì yào guāngmíng zhēng.We should do things openly and honestly.
- 正大。Zhè shì yí gè zhēng de zuòfǎ.This is an upright way of doing things.
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