实在 實在 shí zài really / actually / indeed / true / real / honest / dependable / (philosophy) reality 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 老实 老實 lǎo shi honest / sincere / well-behaved / naive / gullible syn 规矩 規矩 guī ju lit. compass and set square / fig. established standard / rule / customs / practices / fig. upright and honest / well-behaved syn 坦白 tǎn bái honest / forthcoming / to confess syn 诚实 誠實 chéng shí honest syn 经纪人 經紀人 jīng jì rén broker / middleman / agent / manager syn 善良 shàn liáng good and honest / kindhearted syn 正当 正當 zhèng dàng honest / reasonable / fair / sensible 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) 正直 zhèng zhí upright / upstanding / honest syn 纯洁 純潔 chún jié pure / clean and honest / to purify syn 实 實 shí real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely syn 经纪 經紀 jīng jì to manage (a business) / manager / broker syn 诚恳 誠懇 chéng kěn sincere / honest / cordial syn 厚道 hòu dao kind and honest / generous / sincere syn 深切 shēn qiè deeply felt / heartfelt / sincere / honest syn 纯正 純正 chún zhèng pure / unadulterated / (of motives etc) honest syn 经销商 經銷商 jīng xiāo shāng dealer / seller / distributor / broker / agency / franchise (i.e. company) / retail outlet 清风 清風 qīng fēng cool breeze / fig. pure and honest syn 真切 zhēn qiè vivid / distinct / clear / sincere / honest syn 正值 zhèng zhí just at the time of / honest / upright / (math.) positive value syn 朴实 樸實 pǔ shí plain / simple / guileless / down-to-earth / sincere and honest syn 掮客 qián kè broker / agent syn 淳朴 淳樸 chún pǔ simple and honest / unsophisticated / guileless syn 圆场 圓場 yuán chǎng to mediate / to broker a compromise syn 不务正业 不務正業 bù wù zhèng yè not to engage in honest work / to ignore one's proper occupation / not to attend to one's proper duties syn 洁身自好 潔身自好 jié shēn zì hào clean-living and honest (idiom) / to avoid immorality / to shun evil influence / to mind one's own business and keep out of trouble / to keep one's hands clean syn 中间商 中間商 zhōng jiān shāng middleman / broker 廉洁 廉潔 lián jié incorruptible / unbribable / honest syn 牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) syn 仲介 zhòng jiè (Tw) middleman / agent / broker 清廉 qīng lián honest / uncorrupted syn 忠厚 zhōng hòu honest and considerate syn 清官 qīng guān honest and upright official (traditional) syn 鱼龙混杂 魚龍混雜 yú lóng hùn zá lit. fish and dragons mixed in together (idiom) / fig. crooks mixed in with the honest folk syn 憨厚 hān hou simple and honest / straightforward syn 耿直 gěng zhí honest / frank / candid syn 敦厚 dūn hòu genuine / honest and sincere syn 仁厚 rén hòu kindhearted / tolerant / honest and generous syn 刚正 剛正 gāng zhèng honest / upright syn 廉政 lián zhèng to govern with integrity / clean and honest government syn 忠信 zhōng xìn faithful and honest / loyal and sincere 磊落 lěi luò big and stout / big-hearted / open and honest / continuous / repeated syn 淳厚 chún hòu pure and honest / simple and kind syn 逼良为娼 逼良為娼 bī liáng wéi chāng to force an honest girl into prostitution (idiom) / to debauch 券商 quàn shāng securities dealer / share broker 中正 zhōng zhèng fair and honest syn 浑厚 渾厚 hún hòu simple and honest / unsophisticated / (music etc) deep and resounding syn 清苦 qīng kǔ destitute but honest / poor and simple / spartan / austere syn 包拯 bāo zhěng Bao Zheng (999-1062), Northern Song official renowned for his honesty / modern day metaphor for an honest politician 憨直 hān zhí honest and straightforward syn 廉 lián incorruptible / honest / inexpensive / to investigate (old) / side wall of a traditional Chinese house (old) syn 侩 儈 kuài broker 经手人 經手人 jīng shǒu rén the person in charge / agent / broker 耿 gěng (literary) bright / brilliant / honest / upright syn 戆 戇 zhuàng simple / honest 端方 duān fāng upright / honest / proper / correct 红马甲 紅馬甲 hóng mǎ jiǎ red waistcoat / (stock market) floor trader / floor broker 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) 磊 lěi lumpy / rock pile / uneven / fig. sincere / open and honest 谔 諤 è honest speech 谠 讜 dǎng honest / straightforward syn 悫 愨 què honest 磊磊 lěi lěi big pile of rocks / bighearted / open and honest 诚笃 誠篤 chéng dǔ honest / sincere and serious syn 剖肝沥胆 剖肝瀝膽 pōu gān lì dǎn to be completely honest and sincere (idiom) 木讷寡言 木訥寡言 mù nè guǎ yán honest and unaffected but not talkative (idiom) 清风两袖 清風兩袖 qīng fēng liǎng xiù honest and upright (idiom) syn 直情径行 直情徑行 zhí qíng jìng xíng straightforward and honest in one's actions (idiom) 行不由径 行不由徑 xíng bù yóu jìng lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom) / fig. upright and honest 一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ lit. as clear as water (idiom) / fig. (of officials etc) honest and incorruptible 一琴一鹤 一琴一鶴 yī qín yī hè carrying very little luggage (idiom) / honest and incorruptible (government officials) 执照军火中间商 執照軍火中間商 licensed arms broker / registered broker 牙行 yá háng middleman (in former times) / broker 荐头 薦頭 jiàn tou employment agent (arch.) / job broker 证券商 證券商 zhèng quàn shāng share dealer / broker 哈瓦拉经纪人 hawaladar / hawala broker 军火中间商 arms broker 航运代理人 航運代理人 háng yùn dài lǐ rén shipping broker 钻石经纪人 鉆石經紀人 diamond broker 牙人 yá rén (old) middleman / broker 牙侩 牙儈 yá kuài broker 牙子 yá zi serrated edge / (old) middleman / broker 纤手 縴手 qiàn shǒu boat tracker / boat puller / broker / middleman 顜 jiǎng honest / upright 樸实 樸實 pǔ shí (adj) simple / unadorned / (adj) honest / plain speaking 一点水一个泡 一點水一個泡 yī diǎn shuǐ yī gè pào honest and trustworthy (idiom) 作风正派 作風正派 zuò fēng zhèng pài to be honest and upright / to have moral integrity 勤政廉政 qín zhèng lián zhèng honest and industrious government functionaries (idiom) syn 塞渊 塞淵 sāi yuān honest and far-seeing 守拙 shǒu zhuō to remain honest and poor 廉直 lián zhí upright and honest / incorruptible / squeaky clean 心口如一 xīn kǒu rú yī lit. heart and mouth as one (idiom) / to say what you think / honest and straightforward syn 惇 dūn kindhearted / honest 憨实 憨實 hān shí simple and honest 明人不做暗事 míng rén bù zuò àn shì an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom) 清正廉明 qīng zhèng lián míng upright and honest 