忠心耿耿 zhōng xīn gěng gěng loyal and devoted (idiom) / faithful and true syn 忠信 zhōng xìn faithful and honest / loyal and sincere 苏武 蘇武 sū wǔ Su Wu (140-60 BC), Han Dynasty diplomat and statesman, regarded as a model of courage and faithful service 忠贞不渝 忠貞不渝 zhōng zhēn bù yú unswerving in one's loyalty (idiom) / faithful and constant syn 坚贞不屈 堅貞不屈 jiān zhēn bù qū faithful and unchanging (idiom) / steadfast syn 碧海青天 bì hǎi qīng tiān green sea, blue sky (idiom) / sea and sky merge in one shade / loneliness of faithful widow 长情 長情 cháng qíng to have an enduring and faithful love for sb or sth 忠君爱国 忠君愛國 zhōng jūn ài guó (idiom) to be faithful to the ruler and love one's country 生聚教训 生聚教訓 shēng jù jiào xùn to increase the population, amass wealth, and teach the people to be faithful to the cause (in preparation for war, following a defeat) 忠实 忠實 zhōng shí faithful syn 不渝 bù yú constant / unchanging / abiding / faithful 忠臣 zhōng chén faithful official syn 从一而终 從一而終 cóng yī ér zhōng faithful unto death (i.e. Confucian ban on widow remarrying) syn 守节 守節 shǒu jié faithful (to the memory of betrothed) / constant (of widow who remains unmarried) syn 忠 zhōng loyal / devoted / faithful syn 谌 諶 chén faithful / sincere syn 三贞九烈 三貞九烈 sān zhēn jiǔ liè (of a widow) faithful to the death to her husband's memory 照原样 照原樣 zhào yuán yàng to copy / to follow the original shape / faithful restoration 禁欲、专一、避孕套 禁欲、專一、避孕套 Abstain, Be faithful, use a Condom / ABC approach ABC法 ǎbcfa Abstain, Be faithful, use a Condom / ABC approach 守一而终 守一而終 shǒu yī ér zhōng to be faithful to one's mate all one's life 死节 死節 sǐ jié to die or be martyred for a noble cause / to be faithful unto death 犬马之劳 犬馬之勞 quǎn mǎ zhī láo lit. the service of a dog or a horse (idiom) / fig. faithful service syn 教众 教眾 jiào zhòng (religion) believers / followers / adherents / the faithful 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 堂堂正正 táng táng zhèng zhèng displaying strength and discipline / impressive / upright and frank / square syn 光明磊落 guāng míng lěi luò open and candid (idiom) / straightforward and upright syn 伉 kàng spouse / big and tall / strong / robust / upright and outspoken syn 不愧不怍 bù kuì bù zuò no shame, no subterfuge (idiom) / just and honorable / upright and above board 坚挺 堅挺 jiān tǐng firm and upright / strong (of currency) syn 矗立 chù lì to tower / standing tall and upright (of large building) syn 青天 qīng tiān clear sky / blue sky / upright and honorable (official) syn 前门 前門 qián mén front door / main entrance / honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter) 鱼头 魚頭 yú tóu fish head / fig. upright and unwilling to compromise 昂然 áng rán upright and unafraid syn 伟岸 偉岸 wěi àn imposing / upright and tall / outstanding / gigantic in stature syn 清正 qīng zhèng upright and honorable syn 刚烈 剛烈 gāng liè resolute and upright in character / unyielding / staunch syn 方 fāng square / power or involution (math.) / upright / honest / fair and square / direction / side / party (to a contract, dispute etc) / place / method / prescription (medicine) / just when / only or just / classifier for square things / abbr. for square or cubic meter syn 苍劲 蒼勁 cāng jìn bold / upright and strong / vigorous / forceful (brush strokes) / sureness of touch syn 清官 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional) syn 正襟危坐 zhèng jīn wēi zuò to sit upright and still (idiom) syn 铁面 鐵面 tiě miàn iron mask (as defensive armor) / fig. upright and selfless person 刚直 剛直 gāng zhí upright and outspoken syn 劲草 勁草 jìng cǎo tough upright grass / (fig.) a staunch character who is loyal despite danger and hardship 兀立 wù lì to stand upright and motionless syn 刚正不阿 剛正不阿 gāng zhèng bù ē upright and plainspoken syn 清官难断家务事 清官難斷家務事 qīng guān nán duàn jiā wù shì even an honest and upright official will have difficulty resolving a family dispute (proverb) 腰 yāo the waist and lower back / (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food) / the waist of trousers or a skirt / (metonym) money pouch / pocket / (bound form) the middle section of an upright object (mountain, bottle etc) syn 清风两袖 清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù honest and upright (idiom) syn 行不由径 行不由徑 xíng bù yóu jìng lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom) / fig. upright and honest 危言危行 wēi yán wēi xíng upright and plainspoken (idiom) 正锋 正鋒 zhèng fēng (calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is kept upright, so that the tip of the brush runs along the center of the stroke (cf. 側鋒|侧锋[ce4feng1] and 偏鋒|偏锋[pian1feng1]) 亢直 kàng zhí upright and unyielding (literary) 作风正派 作風正派 zuò fēng zhèng pài to be honest and upright / to have moral integrity 劲直 勁直 jìng zhí strong and upright 廉直 lián zhí upright and honest / incorruptible / squeaky clean 清正廉明 qīng zhèng lián míng upright and honest 耿介 gěng jiè upright and outstanding 廉正 lián zhèng upright and honest / integrity syn 正值 zhèng zhí just at the time of / honest / upright / (math.) positive value syn 正直 zhèng zhí upright / upstanding / honest syn 端正 duān zhèng upright / regular / proper / correct syn 笔直 筆直 bǐ zhí perfectly straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright syn 直立 zhí lì erect / upright / vertical syn 端坐 duān zuò to sit upright syn 正派 zhèng pài (of a person) upright / respectable / decent / (Tw) (of a business etc) reputable syn 能人 néng rén capable person / Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid syn 挺立 tǐng lì to stand erect / to stand upright syn 竖立 豎立 shù lì to erect / to set upright / to stand syn 笔挺 筆挺 bǐ tǐng (standing) very straight / straight as a ramrod / bolt upright / well-ironed / trim syn 清贫 清貧 qīng pín poor but upright / destitute syn 扶正 fú zhèng to set sth upright or straight / to promote an employee from part-time to full-time (or from deputy to principal) / (old) to raise from concubine to wife status 正人君子 zhèng rén jūn zi upright gentleman / man of honor syn 嶙峋 lín xún bony (of people) / craggy / rugged (of terrain) / upright (of people) syn 竖直 豎直 shù zhí vertical / to erect / to set upright / vertical stroke in Chinese characters / young servant (old) 正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 偏斜 piān xié crooked / not upright / diverging from straight line / improper / dishonest syn 刚正 剛正 gāng zhèng honest / upright syn 端方 duān fāng upright / honest / proper / correct 烈 liè ardent / intense / fierce / stern / upright / to give one's life for a noble cause / exploits / achievements syn 碑 bēi a monument / an upright stone tablet / stele / CL:塊|块[kuai4],面[mian4] syn 耿 gěng (literary) bright / brilliant / honest / upright syn 戳 chuō to jab / to poke / to stab / (coll.) to sprain / to blunt / to fuck (vulgar) / to stand / to stand (sth) upright / stamp / seal syn 矗 chù lofty / upright syn 高风峻节 高風峻節 gāo fēng jùn jié a high-class upright character (idiom) 顜 jiǎng honest / upright 婞 xìng upright 扊 yǎn upright bar for fastening a door 石柱 shí zhù stela / upright stone / obelisk 端然 duān rán upright / finally / unexpectedly 脚正不怕鞋歪 腳正不怕鞋歪 jiǎo zhèng bù pà xié wāi lit. a straight foot has no fear of a crooked shoe / an upright man is not afraid of gossip (idiom) 质直 質直 zhì zhí upright / straightforward 身子骨 shēn zi gǔ posture / upright posture 雅正 yǎ zhèng correct (literary) / upright / (hon.) Please point out my shortcomings. / I await your esteemed corrections. syn 巧人 qiǎo rén Homo habilis, extinct species of upright East African hominid (Tw) 直立式冷冻机 直立式冷凍機 upright freezer 长揖 長揖 cháng yī to bow deeply, starting upright with arms straight out in front, one hand cupped in the other, then moving the hands down to one's knees as one bows, keeping the arms straight (a form of greeting) 人是铁饭是钢 人是鐵飯是鋼 rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom) / an empty sack cannot stand upright 