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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「聰明正直」, with its usage explained below.

Here, we present the idiom 「聰明正直」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

Smart, honest and selfless. Adjective used to describe a person’s excellent qualities.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

cōng míng zhèng zhí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chung1 ming4 jing3 jik6

The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.