# 耿直 (gěngzhí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 耿直 (gěngzhí) means “upright; frank; outspoken”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: upright; frank; outspoken
- Pinyin: gěngzhí (geng3 zhi2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他性格耿直，从来不说谎。
  Tā xìnggé gěngzhí, cónglái bù shuōhuǎng.
  He has an upright personality and never tells lies.

## Characters

- 耿 (gěng): bright; brilliant; honest; upright
- [直](https://hanziro.com/word/zhi-straight/) (zhí): straight; to straighten

https://hanziro.com/word/geng-zhi-upright/

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